reference
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But about 18 months ago, Zapier started requiring hiring managers to have at least one live conversation with a reference before making an offer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
On Tuesday, the stock successfully tested its 21-day exponential moving average, a key reference point for momentum traders.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
“He might make a reference to it, just for the purpose of a coaching point. But beyond that, no. He tries to keep that low-key.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
It shows how the measurement of longitude and latitude depends upon reference to an imaginary grid.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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