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The tongue-in-cheek reference to the “world series of love” in the song “U Got the Look” prompts an earnest digression into the artist’s interest in sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"When I was young, when I started my career as a manager, he was always my inspiration, my reference," Pochettino said.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 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
But Hamilton’s reference to “fifteen years” turned out to be a precise estimate of their history as political antagonists.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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To create the images, I uploaded pictures of that I wanted Firefly to use as references for the illustrations: one of our log cabin; a headshot of Sawyer; and a picture of his parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 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
They had been making references to high gas prices in other stops on this tour.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 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
He tucks her resume and references inside his jacket pocket and holds his hand out to her.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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Mamdani has frequently referenced the sewer socialists as inspiration.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
In a victory speech, Colom referenced how Revels, who was a minister and served as a chaplain during the Civil War, gained support for his Senate campaign through his words.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Crook is a big fan of David Lynch, and referenced an old trick of his: To make a movie, first come up with 70 ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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 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
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“It’s more about healthspan than lifespan,” one said, referencing the buzzy idea that healthy years are what’s most important.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
I was making these connections: “Oh, I didn’t even realize I was referencing this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 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
"It's been a wild thing to be part of. To be on Uncloaked and sat with Romesh talking about winning was so surreal," Croft said, referencing the BBC's spin-off chat show.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
My first sighting is in a news story referencing the Dark Days.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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