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reference

[ref-er-uhns, ref-ruhns] / ˈrɛf ər əns, ˈrɛf rəns /


NOUN
testimonial of good character
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STRONGEST


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"We're not in the market to create a drone base anywhere," he said, referencing the shuttered US drone operations in Agadez.

From Barron's

"It’s impossible not to see a reference to the international context. I think there’s something very responsive and pragmatic in relation to that," he told AFP.

From Barron's

The People’s Bank of China set the strongest reference rate for the currency in almost three years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several "inaccuracies" were also found to have been included in a police report ahead of the match, including reference to a non-existent fixture between Maccabi Tel Aviv and West Ham.

From BBC

Mr. Sheehan accomplishes here what might otherwise take hundreds of scholars to produce in a standard reference work.

From The Wall Street Journal