refer to
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Dentists refer to this as arresting tooth decay, meaning the damaged area stops deteriorating.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
"You can understand why the owners want to refer to African dictators because that's how it feels from their perspective."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
When you refer to a guy buying you drinks in a bar as “visibly gay,” the audience gets uncomfortably quiet in a way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
By raising borrowing costs, central bankers hope to minimize what they refer to as “second-round effects,” or a pickup in wages that prompts businesses to raise prices as they seek to preserve profit margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
I reach out the part of me I have come to refer to as an arm, and drill down into the surface.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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