reference
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Despite that high-society reference, mahjong isn’t inherently exclusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
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
Sounds of the Universe, in London's Soho, was the only place in the British capital to receive the coveted records, which were sold in a plain white sleeve without any reference to the Stones.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
His family included a wife and child, but there is only one known reference to them.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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