reference
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“This fragmentation means that voters may no longer share a common frame of reference when evaluating candidates and election issues.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
"Hung Cao is fantastic, but I would not couple the two in any way at all," he said in apparent reference to the Middle East war and Taiwan's defence commitments.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The note contains an apparent reference to a line from a 1931 Little Rascals short film that Epstein had used in at least two email messages.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
After Brown sent his résumé, the intermediary said Su wanted to send him to the “fighter weapons school,” an apparent reference to the Chinese air force’s aerial-combat academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Then again, ancient statues weren’t always a good reference.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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