reference
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But Polymarket did change the reference sensor on the Paris weather contract.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
That gives us a starting reference point for the company’s worth.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Provide someone with a professional reference, predicting that they will be a perfect fit for a job, and they may get that job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
This is a reference to the foreign secretary and outwardly gives cover to Sir Olly's anticipated defence, that the law states he should be discreet with information gathered during vetting.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Woodhull said that because the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment made no reference to sex, then women also enjoyed the “privileges and immunities” of national citizenship, including the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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