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
In its review, the Hechinger Report found other companies that similarly allude to fictitious government programs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 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
If she decided someone should be expelled, for example, and she sensed opposition, she’d just allude darkly to stuff she knew “from before.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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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
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
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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He alluded to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, who have called for tighter controls on the technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He had alluded to threats to his life when speaking in Ankara, Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
This story is alluded to in the Odyssey and the Aeneid, but only Apollodorus tells it in full.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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
“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
"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
But tonight, their team known as the "Albirroja" -- alluding to the blue and red of their jersey -- were kings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Jackson introduced them by alluding to their goal of making atom bombs cleaner, reporting “the gleam in the scientists’ eye of making them almost like Ivory Soap”—then adding wryly: “but not quite.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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