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In the industry, some also refer to “open-source” models, which provide a higher level of transparency, offering users full access to weights, training code and other data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Because the interaction would operate only within the dark matter sector, researchers refer to it as a "dark force."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Economists refer to these events as “shocks” that can be sudden and unpredictable, but don’t tend to raise inflation in the long run.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

The center doesn’t refer to its patient as Jackie, but as “26-519,” noting in another post that regulations prohibit it from publicly referring to its charges by names.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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

One prisoner refers to a "rocket testing site" while discussing bratwurst supplies for the top brass.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

One of the difficulties in compiling this report was the analysis suffers from what the team refers to as the “omitted variables problem.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

The song refers to the pressures of fame, and the video shows Grande as a starlet who tries out for a group of talent scouts, dressing as a variety of different pop star personas.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

In climate data, "noise" refers to short-erm temperature changes that can temporarily hide or exaggerate the underlying trend.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

If ‘Romantic’ still means anything specific in the history of music, it best refers to a period when the composer’s or performer’s personal emotions, or sentiment, became paramount in the dialogue between music and audience.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

She still referred to the governor’s action as a “good first step.”

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Lithium-ion battery scrap—often referred to as black mass—contains lithium and other critical materials such as cobalt, nickel, manganese and graphite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

State-owned newspaper al-Ahram said several suspects believed to have taken part in the plot were detained and referred for an expedited criminal trial.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Such key periods are referred to as the “Cone of Silence” and meant to limit contact with vendors that could influence or appear to influence district contracting decisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The name spire probably referred to the bamboo walking sticks the old sages carried with them.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

"Mike, listen, man," he said, referring to Rogers, his Republican rival in November's election.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

If they don't stop, then further enforcement action can be taken, such as referring them for prosecution.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

“We had a lot of people who wanted to go there and be the next Maxwell Perkins,” says Moldow, referring to the legendary editor who discovered Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Lars and the management team underinvested in manufacturing,” he said, referring to the former Novo CEO.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

This was at Alexander’s request; he was quite taken with the topic of navigation all of a sudden and refused to go ten steps in any direction without referring to his compass.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood