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reference

[ref-er-uhns, ref-ruhns] / ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns /


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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Noah referenced Epstein days after the Justice Department on Friday released more than 3 million pages from investigative files on the late financier.

From Los Angeles Times

The Grammy winner went on to reference his small-town upbringing, saying, “I wasn’t the most talented kid in any respect, but I just had dreams,” before becoming overwhelmed with emotion.

From Los Angeles Times

The officials accused “foreign actors” of draining billions from public healthcare programs in California, referencing bogus hospice providers first exposed by The Times in 2020 and later investigated by California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times

The restaurant is unapologetically gilded, from the walls to the Japanese kintsugi–inspired plates, which reference the tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold.

From Salon

In a study published in the British Ecological Society journal People and Nature, scientists examined references to plants in historical narratives set in western India.

From Science Daily