reference
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In messages on Aug. 10, the two settled on a reference to private “hangar meetings” that Walker would slip into her message to Gates, specifically because, as Epstein put it, “he won’t forward that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“There was a columnist … who documented in depth the situation at MacArthur Park,” Bob wrote in reference to me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
If the perpetual price is higher than the reference spot price, longs pay the shorts; if the price is lower than the reference spot price, shorts pay the longs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
This is a reference to Greece, which is being accused by some of the protesters of fomenting the trouble.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
A few kids groan at Ms. Saintima’s Mission: Impossible reference.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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