referred to
Example Sentences
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The King's Speech referred to "significant reforms to the police", four words that describe what could be a revolution in policing in England and Wales.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The bill has passed two committees with unanimous support and was most recently referred to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
This time, the group referred to waiting on a “rabbi” who needed “surgery.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The technique, sometimes referred to as “the 10 a.m. dump,” seeks to trigger liquidations and profit from short positions.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
In 1647 Robert Boyle referred to ‘the Ptolemeans, the Tychonians, the Copernicans’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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