allude
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She faces in the opposite direction of “Femme,” but the shape of her face and pointed nose, and the way her large hat exceeds the picture frame, allude to Matisse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
If a divorced lady were present in the company of her second husband, it is often thought desirable not to allude to the original marriage at all.
From "The Remains of the Day" 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
"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
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
As Musk alluded to, if SpaceX hands out compute like candy, then things could get tight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
His mother laments he "would not do as he was told" but it is his father's cautionary tale to other children which was the moral Sir Desmond alluded to.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Cyril suspected that the discussion of bad taste alluded to his loud pants.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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She mentioned financial stability risks, alluding to what many investors and analysts see as a bubble in AI-related firms’ soaring stocks and expanding borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
She decided to share a video online and many women contacted her with similar stories, alluding that this is a wider issue throughout Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This new space contrasts a bright, vivid backdrop with dark furnishings, alluding to the brand’s edgy, crisp designs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Right now, you don't feel like people here have been fairly paid," he said, alluding to miners often earning less than $200 a month at the operations already extracting resources in the area.
From Barron's
I tried to push out what she was alluding to.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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