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Private listings refer to information about for-sale homes that is traded between real-estate agents and their networks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In a plea deal, the original charge was reduced to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools - thought to refer to the phone used to reply to the advert.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Eliza effect may refer to an overattribution of human smarts to AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Researchers refer to these changes as maternal age effects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
First, a ‘waste book’, in which you recorded everything exactly as it happened, in as much detail as possible: you could refer to this in the event of any future dispute or confusion.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Gross merchandise value is a key industry metric that refers to the total value of all transactions made on the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Open-source AI refers to models that can be freely used and modified.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The revived name aurita itself refers to the animal's distinctive ears.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
“It refers to coffee beans, Mama,” I tell her calmly.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Researchers referred to this unusual period as the "anthropause."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Anne Donaghy is one of three people referred to prosecutors for consideration over alleged misconduct in public office at Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He called the submission "highly irregular" but said he had referred it to the Constitutional Court for consideration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
A spokeswoman for the White House referred reporters to Trump’s Wednesday comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The sled dogs, who referred to themselves as the Pack, volunteered to sing a few choral pieces consisting of a lot of yips and howls.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
“We do use discretion when we do it, but we’re trying to prevent what happened in Lake Forest and Garden Grove,” Scheafer said, referring to two deadly crashes involving e-bikes and e-motorcycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
In her comments posted on social media, Ranaut did not name Sanon, but appeared to be referring to the actor.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
There’s nothing in “Make Believe” to indicate that when Mr. Barnett laments didacticism, he’s referring to a specific type of book or writer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
US officials made unacceptable "threats" to the French language and "Quebec culture" too, he added, referring to eastern Canada's French-speaking province.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
To Adams, on the other hand, he claimed that his remarks on the Davila essays had been misconstrued, that he was actually “not referring to any writing that I might suppose to be yours.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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