reference
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If you’re unsure where to start, here’s a simple checklist to reference once that first paycheck hits your bank account.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
In reference to the previous acquittal, Darcy hopes that the man who brought that case has got some closure.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Of course, I’d be the weirdo in the crowd wearing my nerdiest James Cameron shirt, a deep-cut reference to “Aliens.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Roberts leveraged the connections from his clerkship into a job in President Ronald Reagan’s Department of Justice, submitting his application on Supreme Court letterhead and dropping Rehnquist’s name as a reference.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
“Now, Herbert,” said I, “with reference to gaining some knowledge of his history. There is but one way that I know of. I must ask him point blank.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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