reference

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Employment Judge Dilbaag Bansal said: "We find this was a clear reference to the tribunal claim issued by Ong. We find the university's conduct was irresponsible and retaliatory."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Using your cellphone, take photos of the newspaper kite design on the L1 cover and on pages L6-7 and L10 before you start cutting so you have a reference point.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

“A defining example is how Joyce Chen created Peking ravioli with a meatier filling to appeal to the region’s Italian-influenced tastes, even using the name ‘ravioli’ as a familiar reference point,” says Doo.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

He later said in a recorded deposition in September that the entry in question was “a reference to having some sort of a revenue plan…in order to pursue the mission” of OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Had Darwin looked carefully through the books in his voluminous library, he might have found a reference to an obscure paper by a little-known botanist from Brno.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee