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This sentence could refer to any number of actions undertaken by the department in recent months.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

These descriptions refer to their orbital behavior rather than their temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

That’s how some refer to blockbooks, which were briefly an alternative to handwritten and typographically printed books in the 15th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The names refer to clusters of cyber criminals accused of working directly for the regime.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And someday the world would refer to me as the greatest scientist who’d ever lived.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The study's unusual title refers to the shape that a black hole's boundary would trace through space and time if such a split occurred.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

It refers to the mythical Slavic crone, Baba Yaga, who either gives heroes a boon or lures wayward children to a forest hut that moves around on bird legs.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

One way to measure is calculating biomass, which refers to plant life by weight but is complicated to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

BlueLeaks refers to a massive leak of US police data in 2020, data from which DDoSecrets also hosted.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The rallypops she refers to are treats free with a purchase at many l-lope Springs local shops.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

It referred to a bill in Sacramento in 1870, when Pacheco was a state legislator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Also referred to as PBMs, these businesses are facing scrutiny in Washington over their perceived role in contributing to rising healthcare costs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

But it took another 22 years before she was referred to gynaecology and a scan confirmed she had both adenomyosis and endometriosis.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Congressional investigations can't bring criminal charges, but they can force the subjects to testify and turn over evidence -- which can be referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Originally, it referred to distinctive ways of writing—the shape of the letters as well as the choice of words.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

“Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now,” Musk said on X early Wednesday, referring to his idea of locating the facilities in orbit to avoid challenges building them on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“It’s wild to think that tonight, you can see it in three different places,” says Pinkleton, referring to the productions in New York, London and the national tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Zhou, it turns out, was likely referring to the 1968 protests in France rather than to 1789.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Even if his sentence is different, he was tortured like an adult and tried like an adult," Bagard told AFP, referring to the 24-year-old taken to Syria as a child.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Shamika said that this isn’t the first time our folks have gone up against the cops. Was she referring to us and Papa?”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro