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reference

[ref-er-uhns, ref-ruhns] / ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns /


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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Additionally, a reference to the vapor release came in a hazardous materials spill report issued on May 21 by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

That reference valuation could be an issue for some other space stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

These findings enabled the team to establish biological reference signatures in mice and then search for matching patterns in human brain scans.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The first reference on record to Cornish miners playing sport in Hidalgo is actually about cricket.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It is from this line of thinking that we get, it would seem, the first reference in English to an hypothesis as a theory that needs to be tested.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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