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reference

[ref-er-uhns, ref-ruhns] / ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns /


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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Virginie Sauvage, the head of France's National Reference Centre for Hantaviruses, told AFP in an interview that identifying the specific strain will provide crucial insight into what happened on the ship.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"Since Baroness Casey's National Audit, we have worked across government to ensure records relevant to the draft Terms of Reference are appropriately retained by public sector organisations," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Perdomo led National League position players in WAR last season, according to Baseball Reference.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Neto put up 5.1 WAR last season, according to Baseball Reference.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The Population Reference Bureau predicts that the world’s total population will double to 7,000,000,000 before the year 2000.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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