refer to
Example Sentences
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The Powell Fed, in short, offered an unprecedented level of what academics refer to as forward guidance, or indications of any sort that telegraph the likely path of short-term interest rates.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Scientists refer to these areas as "barriers," but until now, their exact role remained unclear.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
This might explain why Vargas can’t always remember how to refer to his manager.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In that event, of course, AI’s track record will be artificially inflated by what statisticians refer to as “hindsight bias.”
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
For example, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all refer to covenants made between God and people.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
