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allude

[uh-lood] / əˈlud /


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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

To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

In a statement that didn’t allude to the move, the Central Bank of Iraq said it wasn’t short of U.S. currency.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Although that project was scrapped, Variety magazine said the second season of The Studio will allude to the attempts to bring Madonna's story to the big screen.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

I remember Octavia talking about this during the wedding shoot, and I see a possible chance to allude to the uprising.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

These paintings, many completed after Ms. Emin’s cancer surgery, show a degree of artistic renewal and maturation that the exhibition’s title alludes to.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The piñata functions as a focal point into the scene as a whole, and alludes to one of the biggest gathering cultures in L.A., a very joyous scene of celebration.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

"Every pundit alludes to it, but it all comes down to mental resilience. 'Bazball' has been elevated to a term now that is just, like, nonsense cricket," added Rory.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

“Degen” is a term that alludes to degenerate gamblers and first gained popularity on Reddit to refer to investors who gravitate toward wildly risky strategies.

From MarketWatch Dec. 15, 2025

I have taken this story entirely from Sophocles’ play of that name except for the riddle of the Sphinx which Sophocles merely alludes to.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an astute student of both politics and pop culture, has coyly alluded to the wedding chatter during press conferences.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

As Musk alluded to, if SpaceX hands out compute like candy, then things could get tight.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Niki’s musical genius is frequently alluded to, dreams deferred by his hearing disorder, and Woodall physically communicates that repressed frustration.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

But he also alluded to Iran’s demands that it receive billions of dollars in frozen funds if a new agreement is reached.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Or maybe it was them, those “other dangers” Miss Peregrine had alluded to.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

UN chief Antonio Guterres, alluding to the Middle East war and its regional spillover, said the agreement was a rare positive development.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

"It's difficult - there are a lot of Ukrianian drones there," Zelensky quipped, alluding to Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on Moscow.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In a speech last summer, Roger Alford, who served as Slater’s top deputy, made a scathing speech alluding to how business was done at the department.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Then, add a line alluding to the price she set and perhaps ask if she’d be willing to chat about how she goes about running her resale business.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

The carefully orchestrated proceeding faltered only once, when Neylan asked Serber a dangerous hypothetical question alluding to the case of Haakon Chevalier.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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