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refer

[ri-fur] / rΙͺˈfɜr /






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It said it had a "specialist headache clinic that covers conditions such as migraine, which GPs can refer people to when appropriate".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bits refer to the smallest unit of data being stored.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Victim service providers say police don’t like to refer cases that are unlikely to be picked up by prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Kavanaugh, who can rule on emergency appeals on his own or refer them to the full court, denied the state’s request without comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

We don’t even refer to her—leastways not in front of my mother.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

AI refers to computer technology that allows machines to do tasks that usually require human thinking.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

This refers to the difference between energy entering the region from the Sun, atmosphere, and ocean and infrared energy escaping back into space.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The carry trade refers to borrowing in a low-yielding currency, like the yen, to invest elsewhere.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

She refers to them as her “soul mates” and feels guilty wishing for a romantic partner when she already has three lifelong best friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But Mom’s not much of a cook, and I don't think anyone’s ever going to get used to the slow cooker spewing out what Daniel refers to as gelatinous goo.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

In paying respects to LeBron James’ eight years with the Lakers, Rob Pelinka referred to his time as “an incredible era for us here.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The company said many of the incidents are being referred to as "agent spam", which it described as "unexpected or concerning" AI agent activity, like posting information to the internet.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Kavanaugh again referred the matter to his colleagues, and on Friday evening, the high court made clear that it thought the appeals panel had overstepped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This time, Kavanaugh referred the issue to his colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jones organized his people into the Republican Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln, which Jones referred to as the “great party of freedom,” to make them a political force.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

The renowned Brazilian chef also emphasized the "cultural loss" provoked by El Nino, referring to the disappearance of tradition along with the unavailable ingredient.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Call it nepo-baby inflation: A collective obsession with unearthing privilege has broadened the meaning of the term, originally referring to children of A-listers who followed in their parents’ footsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“The exponential scaling of LLM capabilities and AI’s full potential productivity impact suggest a broad and meaningful opportunity for value creation,” the analysts wrote, referring to large language models, a technical term for AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“They’re not in the park. They don’t live in those neighborhoods, so they have to speak to the local community members to hear about their perspectives,” Aguilera said, referring to elected officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Struggling to think through the implications of Vespucci’s claim, they needed a way of referring to what we call the Earth, or the world—the single globe formed of land and sea.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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