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reference

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


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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For reference, the Santa Claus rally refers to a seasonal pattern in which stocks have historically tended to rise during the last five trading days of December and the first two trading days of January.

From MarketWatch

“We had to take it off so many files,” he said, a reference to the much-redacted, newly released Epstein Files.

From Los Angeles Times

The reference was deleted in one draft, then restored in the public version, which otherwise contains only a brief mention of the previous fire.

From Los Angeles Times

It is right to say Sage had referenced the prospect of "mass school closures" in February 2020.

From BBC

The letter referenced “recent federal prosecutions and additional allegations that substantial portions of federal resources were fraudulently diverted away from the American families they were intended to assist.”

From The Wall Street Journal