as in to refer (to)
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For the next five years, Musk rarely mentioned OpenAI in public.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026 -
The January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol is mentioned, as is the administration’s response to the 2020 protests that followed the murder by police of George Floyd.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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“Allude (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allude%20%28to%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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