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Mogging can also take many forms and refer to someone excelling in any number of different ways.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
This sentence could refer to any number of actions undertaken by the department in recent months.
From Slate β Nov. 3, 2026
Capital expenditures refer to money spent on data-center infrastructure, equipment and other related assets.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 2, 2026
They even politely refer to the enemy as “Japanese people.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 29, 2026
“They refer to the hazmats as bunny suits.”
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
Fan fiction refers to stories written by amateur authors using characters and worlds from already-existing books, films or TV shows.
From Barron's β Nov. 7, 2026
The Daily Star reports Brand spent the night "in solitary confinement" following his conviction, and also refers to the Met chief's remarks that there "may be many victims".
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
The forged check, which he refers to as McCauley’s “brazen last blast,” helped Cook grasp the scale of the money he was earning during his peak.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
The term refers to a full moon that takes place when the moon is close to the Earth in its oval-shaped orbit.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 5, 2026
The term sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to society’s constructed roles, expectations, behaviors, attitudes, and activities that it deems appropriate for men and women.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
A press release referred to the students as “passionate consumers.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 8, 2026
He added that this included compliance with regulations designed to promote the circulation of goods, services, capital and people, referred to collectively within EU institutions as the four freedoms.
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
Three referred to just one more including governor Andrew Bailey.
From BBC β Nov. 5, 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 β Nov. 4, 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
“When people talk about knowledge gatekeeping in a field or trade, this is very much what they’re referring to,” Hammond said.
From Slate β Nov. 8, 2026
He did not specify which cities he was referring to.
From BBC β Nov. 6, 2026
And, no, I am not referring to the ticket prices for “Other Desert Cities.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
"For coal's share of power generation to fall to meaningful levels, Turkey needs substantial investment in electricity storage and nuclear power," he said, referring to battery storage for renewable power.
From Barron's β Nov. 5, 2026
She scolded Crick for even referring to Earth.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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