reference
Example Sentences
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Simo recently rebranded her role to “CEO of AGI deployment,” a reference to artificial general intelligence—or AI that is smarter than humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The amount of lead found in the dino nuggets could be as much as five times higher than the reference level for children, officials warn.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The reference to "straits" was to the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic shipping route off Iran's coast that Tehran has all but closed.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Her story comes as the terms of reference for the statutory independent inquiry into grooming gangs are published.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
I didn’t have to touch that horrid reference letter—Join you at Bell—and now I’ll never have to see it again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.