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allude

[uh-lood] / əˈlud /


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In a statement Tuesday that didn’t allude to the suspended deliveries, the Central Bank of Iraq said it wasn’t short of U.S. currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Although that project was scrapped, Variety magazine said the second season of The Studio will allude to the attempts to bring Madonna's story to the big screen.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The score goes on for the next hour to allude to a surreal emptiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Both allude to an Aztec myth and appear in the Mexican flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Many people would admire Odin’s horse, but only a brave man would ever mention its parentage in Loki’s presence, and nobody ever dared to allude to it twice.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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