reference
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Mr. Xi’s reference to the Thucydides Trap in his public remarks last week was revealing of that self-belief.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
This time out, the character deployed a new catch phrase, “Devout!” in reference to being both Christian and Jewish, and he brought out bearded backup dancers called Blast Boys.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It is now almost commonplace for fashion lines to reference or include Christian symbols, themes and figures.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
"The WA Museum contributed expert identification of specimens from the expedition, supporting the development of a local curated genetic reference that strengthened the eDNA analyses," Dr. Kirkendale said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
It is from this line of thinking that we get, it would seem, the first reference in English to an hypothesis as a theory that needs to be tested.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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