reference

Example Sentences

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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He embarked on what he calls a "defensive strategy", creating blogs about the best-selling products for the AI tools to reference.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Guthrie, 54, read the tease of news stories at the top of the NBC morning program and made only a brief reference to her absence before heading into the day’s stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

With the 67-72 reference, he’s describing the price of the Blue Owl public funds in cents on the dollar.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In his usage the meaning of the word has not yet moved far from its original reference to voyages of discovery.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton