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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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"Sanctuary cities" refer to municipalities that do not enforce federal policy on deportations, such as by denying U.S.

From Salon

The filter's design is what engineers refer to as a "leaky channel" -- effectively, a pipe with holes along its sides.

"Medical jargon can be tricky, especially with abbreviations that differ across specialties. This is an even more difficult task when we refer to realistic hospital situations in which the room is not acoustically prepared."

Calling DEI “Didn’t Earn It,” as critics derisively refer to it, is not just insulting but echoes the rhetoric and practices of the Jim Crow era, which were designed to delegitimize the achievements and contributions of Black Americans by framing them as unqualified or undeserving.

From Salon

But Abida is still known in Bhopal, where people refer to her by her nickname 'bia huzoor'.

From BBC

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

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