reference
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In messages on Aug. 10, the two settled on a reference to private “hangar meetings” that Walker would slip into her message to Gates, specifically because, as Epstein put it, “he won’t forward that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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
Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
"Lamine expresses himself better when he has passing lines and some reference in front of him," Puig said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He’s making a cultural reference that she’s ignorant of again, she’s sure.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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