reference
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There’s a joke in the special that references a purple toothbrush, but, and then there’s also a reference to my aura based on the fact that I’m cooking with shallots.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
That is understood to be a reference to the Islamic State group, though no group has said it was behind the attack.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The findings also provide a valuable reference point for improving quantum chemical models of phosphate-based molecules.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
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
Woodhull said that because the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment made no reference to sex, then women also enjoyed the “privileges and immunities” of national citizenship, including the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing reference
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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