reference
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"I had a dilemma before I started because finding a reference for the shops that I remember was really tricky and I don't think I could have done it justice through memory," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
These findings enabled the team to establish biological reference signatures in mice and then search for matching patterns in human brain scans.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
But, according to the Met Office, the higher than average temperatures forecast comes as having a hotter summer is now twice as likely than the reference averaging period of 1991-2020, consistent with our warming climate.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 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 scrap of the reference letter left on the floor of my locker.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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