reference
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The NPT makes no reference to uranium enrichment or plutonium recycling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
One video featured on the Instagram channel included a caption that read "64 & counting" -- an apparent reference to the number of years since the Rolling Stones were founded.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Saavedra briefly entertained the name “Charro,” a reference to Mexican cowboys, before landing on Tapatío, a nickname used for people born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, where all three of his children were born.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
There’s a joke in the special that references a purple toothbrush, but, and then there’s also a reference to my aura based on the fact that I’m cooking with shallots.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
I was thinking, In order for this to happen, your entire frame of reference will have to change, and you will be forced to surrender many things that you now scarcely know you have.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing reference
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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