reference
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In the reference scenario, the conflict resolves promptly yet still places a drag on the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
It was a rather neat two-pronged reference to MacIntyre's behaviour during the tournament and an ongoing debate over a decade-long Masters tradition.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
You need to pick art that you think you’re going to enjoy, that speaks to you, that you have a frame of reference for.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
Once, in reference to winters in central Florida, she solemnly informed me, “We usually get frosts once or twice a winter, but this year we had ’em a couple of times.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing reference
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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