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reference

[ref-er-uhns, ref-ruhns] / ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns /


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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The court was played a recording of a video of Adams at a republican rally in August 1995, where he was quoted as saying "they haven't gone away, you know", in reference to the IRA.

From BBC

He repeated his comment that Starmer was "no Winston Churchill", referencing the UK's most famous war leader.

From BBC

"All too familiar," the Bayern X account shared in reference to the Dutchman.

From BBC

Given mixed data of late, how Powell references risks and concerns with the labor market will be worth watching closely.

From Barron's

Ehrlich was often labeled a neo-Malthusian, a reference to the 18th-century British political economist Thomas Malthus, best known for “An Essay on the Principle of Population.”

From The Wall Street Journal