referred to

Example Sentences

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Those who have been referred to federal authorities this year include former New York Congressman George Santos and accounts linked to military spouses, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Indeed, only last week, the president referred to Canada as "the 51st state", although there are also hopes that the tournament could provide an opportunity for diplomacy.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In some accounts, this fabric is referred to as a fixed, four-dimensional “block universe” — a complete map of all events, past, present and future.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Several of Trump’s more modest initiatives, referred to by the administration as beautification projects, are complete or well underway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If Hamilton saw fit to make additional revisions on his own, he should “let them be so clearly interlined-erased-or referred to in the margins that no mistake may happen.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis