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reference

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


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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STRONGEST


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Provide someone with a professional reference, predicting that they will be a perfect fit for a job, and they may get that job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

On the regulatory front, implementation of Indonesia’s mineral reference price for nickel is likely to boost limonite pricing, possibly by up to 100%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Using Amazon sales from August 2023 as a reference point, they calculated that approximately 1.55 trillion microplastic fibers could be released each month.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Ahead of Season 1, you gifted the writers “The Sopranos Sessions” and also assembled a Letterboxd list of films that served as reference points.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

He means to be comforting, I think, but the reference to how I’d come undone in front of him is more than I can take.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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