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refer to

verb as in bear on

verb as in bear on/bear upon

verb as in quote

verb as in regard

verb as in touch

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Sir Keir did not meet the protesters, or refer to them in his speech, stressing that he would "defend our decisions in the Budget all-day long".

From BBC

This is what doctors and scientists have named the disease that most people refer to as “coronavirus,” the disease that started spreading around the world in December 2019.

In a retirement speech in September 2023, Milley — who worries about being recalled to active duty and court-martialed under a new Trump administration, according to Woodward’s latest book, “War” — offered an indirect commentary widely presumed to refer to the former president: “We don’t take an oath to a king or a queen, to a tyrant or dictator, or wannabe dictator.”

Emails reportedly sent in advance of official visits, including to a VIP lunch, ask for "no bananas" to be allowed on certain premises and refer to Brandberg having a "strong allergy" to the fruit.

From BBC

Political scientists refer to everything I just described as liberal democracy.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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