referring to

Example Sentences

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Richie, riding shotgun, is excited, referring to the trip as “a mission,” noting when they cross the state line, and reading “fun facts” about Gary from his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Astera Labs said its new chip is the largest open-standard, memory-semantic fabric switch in the industry, referring to the load/store approach of multiple AI chips working together, similar to one large brain.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Anthropic has invested in reinforcement learning specific to finance topics, says Nicholas Lin, head of product for financial services at Anthropic, referring to a way to train agents to optimize their results.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“Our only competition is market makers,” he said in an interview, referring to other firms like his that continuously quote buy and sell positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He thinks the “situation” is really bothering me, and it is, I guess, but it’s not like she’s really sick, even though that’s how Dad keeps referring to her.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller