reference
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Using Amazon sales from August 2023 as a reference point, they calculated that approximately 1.55 trillion microplastic fibers could be released each month.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
She was also provided a bogus but "realistic sounding" crime reference number, and told to confirm her address for the courier.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Anytime I see an encampment that has kids’ toys, things that reference back to the lives of children, it hits hard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The case has gripped Argentina, with some of his fans holding up signs outside of the Buenos Aires court demanding “Justice for God,” a reference to Maradona’s status as a demigod.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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