in reference to

Example Sentences

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He said it out loud on Thursday in reference to a peace agreement with Iran: “I’m the opposite of desperate. I don’t care.”

From Salon

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

“This is a month in which one would have expected it to perform,” he said, in reference to the Iran conflict that began late last month, precisely the kind of event against which gold was meant to insure investors.

From MarketWatch

“Tighter financial conditions and yet more uncertainty will also weigh on spending and investment,” said Rogers, in reference to the jump in bond yields, which lenders use to help set interest rates on consumer and business loans.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If you have a stubborn middle that’s refusing to learn how to 10X their efficiencies and productivity, they’re probably going to have to go,” Gina Mastantuono, president and CFO at business-software provider ServiceNow, said in reference to companies in general in an interview at the event.

From The Wall Street Journal