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Jasper Inventor, head of Greenpeace's delegation in Antalya, said some developing nations worried "a stronger reference" to 1.5C could mean greater pressure to cut emissions without extra financial help.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026
Using the dream scene above as the reference image, I asked Firefly to create an image of Sawyer coming out to meet Louie on the dock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“That could certainly be having an impact here,” Jim Ferraioli, head of crypto research at Charles Schwab, said in reference to the selling in bitcoin this summer ahead of the SpaceX IPO.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
I used my husband as a reference for inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
I pointed and grimaced, a clear reference to the cast on her leg, which was there for the ankle she broke during lacrosse practice.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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In the nearly 400 pages of our book, we made only a few passing references to Taiwan, none of them commenting on its political status.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
The following year, references to the Korean Peninsula as a whole were removed from the national anthem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Leo littered his speech with fond references to Peru's landscape and culture, telling the Catholic clergy to think of their mission as a difficult but rewarding walk, like the path that leads to Machu Picchu.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
The BBC understands that the draft agreements will also include some references to UK involvement in defence cooperation schemes, access to law enforcement databases and some reassurances over the EU's "Made in Europe" plans.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Introduced was a careful sentence to bring della Porta’s discussion of the soul in line with Christian teaching, and all references to the world soul, the anima mundi, were now carefully turned into quotations.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Mamdani has frequently referenced the sewer socialists as inspiration.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
She cheekily referenced her viral AMC Theatres ad, saying she was inspired to make it in order to experience films from the likes of Villeneuve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
But in his only public speech of the tour so far, delivered during his first engagement in the Bahamas, the King referenced the UK's involvement in the slave trade acknowledging the "suffering of the past."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sridhar referenced a comment made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, that every quarter delay in a gigawatt data center translates to $10 billion of missed revenue.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The italics used on this page indicate that the language from the referenced email is paraphrased, not directly quoted.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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GTA has become a cultural institution despite the criticism, with its content spawning countless online memes and fans around the world referencing its scenes and dialogue.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
“It’s just been absolutely brutal,” Graham said, referencing how she lost her brother and competed in three elections in a span of months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Along with Abrams, Dawn Greenberg, a 63-year-old Conley supporter, and several other women showed up at Saturday’s rally with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in Peekskill with T-shirts and buttons referencing Conley’s line.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The development Lupe is referencing is one viewers had long suspected would happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Sounds like a regular Caravan of Love,” I said, referencing an old Housemartins song my mom had played pretty much nonstop since I was a kid.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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