reference

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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

Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

And the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has repeated today that "if there is a contest, he'll be in it" – a reference to the prime minister's insistence he wants to stick around.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

S&P Dow Jones said that “no changes will be made to the eligibility criteria including financial viability screens, seasoning period, or minimum IWF,” a reference to investible weight factor.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

So far there had been a wide range, from energetic young girls to calm, silver-haired ladies with long letters of reference.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood