Example Sentences

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The song also reveals how deep Díaz’s reference points can go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

This survey, Schaus and Finkelstein argue, is faster, more comprehensive and more accurate, utilizing daily rather than monthly inputs, a wider range of reference points and a more realistic assessment of housing expense.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Magnetic storms distort satellite signals; frigid temperatures drain batteries or freeze equipment in minutes; navigation systems lack reference points on snowfields.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Those are reference points of the acceleration of AI.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

When I finish the model, hours later, Guillermo inspects it and then uses it to pencil different reference points on my practice rock that mark where I’ll cut in for “shoulders” and “heads.”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson