reference
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You guys reference the film a lot on your podcast and Shrek has also been a figure on the awards show, including this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In messages on Aug. 10, the two settled on a reference to private “hangar meetings” that Walker would slip into her message to Gates, specifically because, as Epstein put it, “he won’t forward that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The two sides often describe their relationship as one "forged in blood", a reference to the Korean War.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
"May we learn from this past," Hegseth said in reference to the pivotal involvement of American troops in the Allied landings.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
His family included a wife and child, but there is only one known reference to them.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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