reference
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Following the announcement of Fairman's death, the club posted a tribute on social media, writing "forever our number 6" in reference to his squad number.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
ITA Airways welcomed the deal, saying that coming under the Lufthansa fold would help it to consolidate its role as Italy’s reference carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
McCartney’s musical time machine eventually alights on “Salesman Saint,” a reference to his father, Jim Mac, who died in 1976.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Almodóvar has been asked about the Netflix reference often since “Bitter Christmas” opened in Spain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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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