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Tara Grove, a law professor at the University of Texas who attended Thomas’s speech, disagreed that Thomas was alluding to any of his colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

She was alluding to a speech by Kast, 59, in the coastal resort of Vina del Mar last week, at which he was shielded behind a pane of bullet-proof glass.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Asked about the Sir Keir's comments, she said she would "welcome seeing the detail the prime minister was alluding to".

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Daalder was alluding to Britain’s early World War II prime minister who was widely criticized for appeasing Hitler as the German fuhrer marched across Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

Halliday was alluding to a famous ’70s hacker named John Draper, better known by the alias Captain Crunch.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline