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Example Sentences
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Braverman said the reference to her mental health was "a bit pathetic" and "more signs of a bitter and desperate party that seems to be in free-fall".
From BBC
“I believe this was a reference to having some sort of a revenue plan…in order to pursue the mission,” he said.
The title of the invitation was "Send project Dawn email," an apparent reference to Amazon's code name for the job cuts.
From BBC
“The best science has historically been done by people in their mid-20s,” he added, referencing Albert Einstein’s “miracle year,” when he published a series of influential papers at the age of 26.
Kathleen Coleman, renowned Harvard classicist, points to the words of the Roman poet Martial, who makes reference to Mars and Venus both in armor and women in the arena.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
