referred
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When hostilities spread across the Atlantic, Englishmen in North America referred to the ensuing conflagration as King William’s War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
A Labour Party spokesperson said: "Bayo Alaba MP has referred himself to the Labour Party so that these matters can be investigated in line with the party's rules."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was in part to this fear that George Mason referred when he insisted at the Constitutional Convention that any definition of impeachable conduct must cover “attempts to subvert the Constitution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
He noted that there is “not one electron” of always-on power, sometimes referred to as baseload, in the California Independent System Operator’s interconnection queue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The camping guidebook referred to Magpie Island as a “primitive facility” which meant the hiking trails and campsites were cleared, but there was no water available and no picnic tables or fireplaces.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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