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
The notebooks do allude to the depression of his wife, Francine Faure, occasioned by his serial infidelity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In its review, the Hechinger Report found other companies that similarly allude to fictitious government programs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
The show is, in fact, billed as being only "mostly" based on real events, and the writer and cast allude to a "twist".
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
“You allude, perhaps, to the entail of this estate.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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The title of Ryan Effgen’s appealing debut novel, “Make Nice,” alludes to the pet exhortation of dear old mom; it’s what she hoped for from her offspring at this five-day reunion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But independent investment research provider Variant Perception alludes to a looming shift in market psyche as they reckon “the next couple of days will mark ‘peak uncertainty’ about the Iran war.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
In other words, the statement alludes to something having happened, but doesn’t identify who did it or even what it was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 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
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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As Musk alluded to, if SpaceX hands out compute like candy, then things could get tight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
His mother laments he "would not do as he was told" but it is his father's cautionary tale to other children which was the moral Sir Desmond alluded to.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 film is directly alluded to on the walls of one of Renton’s nightclub haunts, which are decorated like the Korova Milkbar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
During a May conference at Caltech honoring the visiting Niels Bohr, he alluded to the lightweight neutron while describing the disintegration of eight heavy targets, up to aluminum, by deuton bombardment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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
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
She decided to share a video online and many women contacted her with similar stories, alluding that this is a wider issue throughout Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“During my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,” she wrote, seemingly alluding to the legal battle but not naming her daughter-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In 1973, Bill posted an enigmatic letter alluding vaguely to plans for an extended trip and then disappeared without a trace; to this day nobody knows what became of him.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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