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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
The two sides often describe their relationship as one "forged in blood", a reference to the Korean War.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 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
If the perpetual price is higher than the reference spot price, longs pay the shorts; if the price is lower than the reference spot price, shorts pay the longs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
For later readers this was the paradigmatic account of discovery; Vergil, who certainly read Vitruvius, makes no reference to it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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