reference
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She then gave the courier a safe word provided by the scammers and passed over her bank cards in an envelope with the fake crime reference number.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Ahead of Season 1, you gifted the writers “The Sopranos Sessions” and also assembled a Letterboxd list of films that served as reference points.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Ask people for a recent mahjong cultural reference and chances are they’ll cite 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” the blockbuster that shone a Baccarat chandelier on Singapore’s 0.1%.
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
I pointed and grimaced, a clear reference to the cast on her leg, which was there for the ankle she broke during lacrosse practice.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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