in reference to
Example Sentences
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“Let me tell you something: The music is not enough,” he says in reference to competing in today’s overly saturated musical landscape.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
The case has dragged due to judicial and prosecutorial recusals and other procedural challenges in what has become known as "Stop Stalingrad", in reference to a tactic aimed at wearing down proceeding through constant appeals.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Investors starting selling on the news Friday “like clockwork,” Bernstein analyst Peter Weed wrote, in reference to the trend of software stocks falling after Anthropic product developments.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
“Hurt people hurt people,” I’ve heard him say, especially in reference to his own parents.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
