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 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
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
He was liable to drag in bits of what he called poetry; and sometimes, after a glass or two, would allude to the absurd adventures of his mysterious journey.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
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
“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
Catullus tells several of the stories, and Horace alludes to them often, but neither is important for mythology.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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
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
In his acceptance remarks, the honoree alluded to his treasured principle of interdisciplinary collaboration.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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"There's a limit to what companies can absorb," Rainey told CNBC, alluding to the $2 billion impact.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
Mr. Peters was alluding to a similar fiscal trick, which is resulting in more than half a trillion dollars in higher Medicare costs for seniors and taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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
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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