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Lower-correlation assets refer to those that don’t trade in the same direction as each other.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Federal Reserve’s independent watchdog said Wednesday it found no evidence of administrative misconduct and no grounds to refer anyone for criminal prosecution over the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Faith is obviously so important to you, and I’ve heard you many times refer to it as your “authentic why.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
He has also called for US government documents to refer to the technology as "super intelligence," arguing that the word artificial "makes it sound fake."
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
I no longer refer to her as Mother because she’s not currently here to “mother” me.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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"Taxi boat" refers to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrants in shallow waters off the beach.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
And yet, breaking out of what MacLachlan refers to as “The Black Suit,” worn by his unceasingly chipper “Twin Peaks” character, Special Agent Dale Cooper, proved challenging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This refers to the difference between energy entering the region from the Sun, atmosphere, and ocean and infrared energy escaping back into space.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The rebranding is "misleading", as super intelligence typically refers to a system that has the ability to improve by itself, said digital ethics lecturer Simon Coghlan from The University of Melbourne.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Bailey cannot tell if the tag refers to the break in the tent, or if it has been misplaced from some other tent.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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This was referred to the Metropolitan Police when we became aware.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Lincoln High School athletic director referred questions to the Western Placer Unified School District, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sara Wimmercranz recently found herself opening a work meeting with what’s often referred to as contrast framing, a linguistic tool favored by chatbots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
More than 630 were referred to district hospitals.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When the letters mentioned “family,” they referred to either the Japanese fleet or other agents, depending on context.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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“Yes, there’s been improvement. But does anyone care? No,” said McDaniel, referring to losses overshadowing improvements he’s seen since Week 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ukrainian 5 Kanal TV reporter Mariana Mykytenko described how one of the passengers on her metro train shouted the word "Shahed", referring to Russia's Iranian-designed drones, before the blast sent dust pouring into their carriage.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The director general of Israel's foreign ministry called it "an attempted terrorist attack against Israelis, the United Arab Emirates, and the Abraham Accords", referring to the 2020 deal establishing formal ties between the two countries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Superintelligence is already used as a term referring to AI systems that can outperform the most gifted humans in a range of tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“George is sick,” Dari said, referring to his usual lab partner.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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