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Some refer to them as “Halloween fireballs,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Speak to them at rallies and they will refer to his latest own-goal and roll their eyes and say they wished he hadn’t said or done it but they love him all the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Until we moved to Epiphany, I had no idea how busy Americans are between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the time they refer to as The Holiday Season.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Free cash flow refers to the money a company has left after it covers operating costs and equipment purchases, and analysts tracked by FactSet had been expecting negative free cash flow over the corresponding period.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Prophylaxis refers to measures taken to prevent disease or infection before it occurs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

The agency said its investigation of the Waymo issue, which it refers to as a recall query, will evaluate the adequacy of Waymo’s software fix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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 ● Nov. 7, 2026

The man standing in front of me is also sprawling, the man my brother refers to as “Colonel,” and carries the attitude to prove it.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

U.S. intelligence officials never gave Huang a warning that he might be a target of foreign intelligence efforts, often referred to as a defensive briefing, the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

A press release referred to the students as “passionate consumers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Before taping each episode, Jerry — who is referred to as “Uncle Jerry” by both his niece and podcast listeners — spends days preparing notes and research.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 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 ● Nov. 7, 2026

The first thing Glory did was call someone she referred to as Auntie North and tell her that she’d found the Ella St. Clay book.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“AMD is the most direct alternative in data-center accelerators,” Wagner said, referring to advanced hardware components for artificial-intelligence workloads.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

He was referring to a 1971 decision in which the Supreme Court for the first time authorized such a constitutional claim for money damages against federal agent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

"I think the work that they're doing has been quite valuable," said Nadav Brandes, a genetics researcher also at EA Global, referring to AI safety.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

In Portuguese, laranja means orange, referring to both the color and the fruit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Bailey asks, though the thought pops into his head that the contortionist might be referring to the circus itself.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern