in reference to
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formal
: about or concerning (something or someone) : in relation to
I am writing in reference to your recent letter.
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This was in reference to an answer in yesterday’s mailbag.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Health Is Wealth Lentil Soup Recipe developer and food writer Carolynn Carreño calls this Health is Wealth Lentil Soup, in reference to lentils, which in Italian culture symbolize coins and are traditionally eaten for good luck at the beginning of the year.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
January's full moon is known as the Wolf Moon, in reference to the hungry predators that have been known to howl during the long winter nights.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s in reference to our oak trees to help prevent the spread of new oak wilt infections.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Health Is Wealth Lentil Soup Recipe developer and food writer Carolynn Carreño calls this Health is Wealth Lentil Soup, in reference to lentils, which in Italian culture symbolize coins and are traditionally eaten for good luck at the beginning of the year.
—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
January's full moon is known as the Wolf Moon, in reference to the hungry predators that have been known to howl during the long winter nights.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s in reference to our oak trees to help prevent the spread of new oak wilt infections.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
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