without reference
Example Sentences
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Police departments routinely categorize honor-based incidents under generic domestic-violence headings—often reporting them without reference to ideological motives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
The Civil War amendments – the 13th, 14th and 15th – established inherent equality as a constitutional value, which embraced all persons born in the nation without reference to race, ethnicity or origin.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
On the podcast, without reference to any particular team, Trump said middle-class fans are “your biggest sports fans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
The Cabinet Office said it made clear Mr Johnson had "a duty to provide sincere witness to the inquiry independently and without reference to the views of the current government".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2023
It was so weighty and influential a body that no step of any importance could ever be taken by the tribe without reference to it.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
