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
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
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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
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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
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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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