reference

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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He embarked on what he calls a "defensive strategy", creating blogs about the best-selling products for the AI tools to reference.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon, which was named in reference to islands off the coast of San Francisco and was once one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It was originally a reference to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, a unit within the Home Office, rather than the entire Home Office.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton