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reference

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


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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Asked if we had stepped back from the "abyss" cited by both Lockhart and a High Court Judge in reference to last week's court proceedings, Lockhart was firm that no progress had yet been made.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Earlier this week, Anthropic hosted a limited giveaway of “Clawd” plushies and stickers — a reference to the pixelated crab logo featured in the Claude Code terminal tool.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

ING economists expect the National Bank of Poland to leave interest rates unchanged with the reference rate remaining at 3.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The fine-guidance system then continuously tracks those reference stars and supplies information that helps the observatory correct tiny movements during an exposure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“May I ask what this is in reference to?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

"We weren't allowed to make any references to humanitarian law."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

People don’t laugh at the cultural references he makes, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Expect a series of escape room-inspired puzzles to unravel, a bounty of ’80s references and a chance to encounter a Teddy Ruxpin doll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Agents' full names and addresses, as well as references to medical issues including "blood in the urine" and "high cholesterol" are now in the criminals' hands.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He made vague references to visiting her in Lagos and she made vague sounds of assent.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Several were referenced in a recent city staff report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Mitchell referenced a county report that detailed financial difficulties in some municipalities that utilized binding arbitration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In it, he referenced comments made in 2014, though they seem to no longer exist on the internet.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Bergeron cited the Ethan Allen board’s “apparent unwillingness to address the need for a CEO succession,” and referenced Kathwari’s statement in an August television interview that the board has never raised the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The cycle referenced in the title is a system for synchronizing the ritual and solar years by adding extra months to the calendar at intervals of two years, but not in the eighth year.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

The song’s outro is equally as intoxicating, referencing the lyrics and melody of its apparent brother track, “Beat Up Chanel$.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

When Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ludicrously urged Americans to dress up for travel, he was referencing this imaginary age of girdles and silk-stockinged women dolled up like Veronica Lake.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The firm issued a terse statement Thursday, saying he and others were leaving for a “smaller platform,” and referencing the firm’s ambitious growth strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

US officials also made unacceptable "threats" to the French language and "Quebec culture," he added, referencing the French-speaking province in eastern Canada.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

He was referencing Ray’s job as a Schwan’s man, delivering frozen foods across the plains of eastern Montana.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth




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