allusions
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There are allusions to the tragedies that befell him: the loss of a young daughter to measles encephalitis and his son’s near-fatal accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 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
Sports fans, however, will find specific allusions, like contentious press conferences and even the kiss cam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 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
The vast majority consisted of allusions to prior communications whicb Major Major had never seen or heard of.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
