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As the film’s title card tells viewers, the movie takes place three years into “the mandate,” as the characters refer to it.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Active listings refer to the total number of homes listed for sale in a market, regardless of how many days they’ve been there.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Researchers refer to this phenomenon as Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

In terms of our own brains, we often refer to it as the "dopamine hit" that is triggered by winning a game or even receiving a positive comment on a social media post.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Until we moved to Epiphany, I had no idea how busy Americans are between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the time they refer to as The Holiday Season.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

It is called Tanbreez, a neologism that refers to tantalum, niobium, rare-earth elements and zirconium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Skew refers to the price difference between upside and downside protection.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

PEM refers to proton exchange membrane electrolysis, a technology that uses an electrically powered membrane system to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The ride is operating in what Universal refers to “technical rehearsals,” which is essentially still a testing phase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It means “the joy of living,” and refers to the kind of cheerful, nonstop zest for life that stops just short of optoomuchism and makes a person a sheer pleasure to be around.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

As of May, only one illegal voting case has been referred for prosecution in Minnesota.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

The most powerful type of El Niño is officially designated as “very strong,” though it’s often referred to as a “super” El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

That decision has since been referred to the High Court, with a two-day hearing held on Monday and Tuesday.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Retatrutide, which is a peptide like most GLP-1–based drugs, is commonly referred to as “reta” or “ratatouille” online.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

“The best way to do things is not to become small,” Sheinbaum said, referring to Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Last summer at the controls," Paris Match said on its cover, referring to Macron's departure from the Elysee palace next year when his second and final term ends.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

“The girl that reported that did not know what she was talking about,” he said, referring to the local Knox News.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Thanks, Filip," he jokes, referring to goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen punching him during an aerial challenge and denying him a truly injury-free campaign last season.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

This introductory course cannot go very deeply into this subject, and so will only touch on the common terms used when referring to cadences.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones