Example Sentences

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Lavallo is referring to Ronald Breslow, a Columbia University chemist who proposed in 1958 that vitamin B1 could transform into a carbene to enable key biochemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Percoco believes Musk is referring to internal chip-building capacity.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

By “intelligence tools,” the company is referring to AI and automation.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

It is not clear to which rights he is referring.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Or maybe she is referring to being here in this office, this school, this town.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven