allude
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The statement appears to allude to a number of high-profile dossiers handled by Khan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Mine,” in this sense, doesn’t simply allude to something Corvette will steal; she’s referring to all the invisible things that comprise a mass-produced product — the labor and energy and time.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
In a statement Tuesday that didn’t allude to the suspended deliveries, the Central Bank of Iraq said it wasn’t short of U.S. currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
To allude is to mention indirectly or to hint at—to speak of something in a covert or roundabout way.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Iñárritu portrays the average person as a seal, ready to bark and clap at anything that so much as alludes to reality.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
On TikTok and Instagram, a person's "aura" alludes to their style or attitude, with "100% aura" high praise for the most effortlessly cool persona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The teapot piece has pea tendril decor, which alludes to my favorite spring garden vegetable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
In genteel phrasing, Ancora also alludes to the fact that Paramount would itself remain woefully undersized if it doesn’t merge with Warner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The phrase subtly alludes to another meditation on unrealized genius, “Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,” from Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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AI is driving concerns about cybersecurity to new levels, according to Dimon, who alluded to several developments in the field:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
They’re helped out by credulous writers who’ve alluded to vague, anonymized conversations with people in the Bay Area about the same 10 percent probability of imminent extinction for a while now.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Kimmel alluded to the Walt Disney Co. network’s ongoing dispute with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as the reason for the switch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kavalhuna alluded to the criticism in his Tuesday statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Yet during the morning, Lawrence had alluded approvingly to the possibility of a nonmilitary demonstration.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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And the modern compulsion to text cheeky little jokes alluding to the scheme, once again, claims new victims.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
The documents contained upsetting information alluding to the reason she was taken into care, alongside court records and a personal letter from her social worker.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
While Apple customizes many components inside iPhones, Khan said, “there isn’t a lot of customization” for memory, alluding to the possibility that commodity Chinese memory chips could be used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Next to me, Emmy whispered as the movie began, “They look even better than I imagined,” alluding to my bangs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Do you even know what the challenge you are alluding to was?” the man in the grey suit asks.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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