allusions

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Similarly, his cultural allusions no longer provoke even a tingle, let alone a shock of recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Wildly digressive, buzzing with literary allusions and telling its story as a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, the book has some of the mad, restless energy of Sellers himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Do the allusions and shout-outs to current events and personalities seem a little too close for comfort?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

"It touched on so much in terms of thematic material and musical material," Kehrer said, pointing to the allusions to decolonization and use of traditional Puerto Rican rhythms.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

And after a while, since he was a man who enjoyed literary and spiritual allusions as well as symbolism, Pacheco decided to call the robin “Joe’s Beanfield.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols