reference
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But Sotomayor’s comment, with its reference to Kavanaugh’s family, was unusually personal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
At the start of 2023-24, Tottenham's Cristian Romero wrongly escaped a VAR red card after pulling the hair of Chelsea's Marc Cucurella - that proved to be a reference point for the future.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
One video featured on the Instagram channel included a caption that read "64 & counting" -- an apparent reference to the number of years since the Rolling Stones were founded.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The reference is a bit strained because Ernie was extremely bright.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 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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