reference
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Asked if she fears being "Canada's David Cameron" - a reference to the former British prime minister who called for the Brexit referendum - Smith said: "I'm not afraid of the judgement of Albertans."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
They named the band Xcomm, a reference from the “John Wick” film franchise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The stars are cashing in with Instagram ads for Uber Eats, Sonic and Sephora that cannily reference the scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Most people in the industry reference estimates from Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But for the most part the new scientists avoided the word ‘evidence’ because it inevitably carried with it an implicit reference to the law courts—a reference that Sprat was willing to make explicit.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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