reference
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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
In July 2022, investigative journalist Emily Dugan, now with the Sunday Times, reported there had been a new forensic find in the Malkinson case - a reference to the DNA work carried out by Appeal.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
In the reference scenario, the conflict resolves promptly yet still places a drag on the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
At the start of 2023-24, Tottenham's Cristian Romero wrongly escaped a VAR red card after pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella - that proved to be a reference point for the future.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He then added, “You walk funny”—a reference, perhaps, to Fischer’s athletic swagger from years of tennis, swimming, and basketball.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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