a notation in a book (such as a dictionary) that tells you where to look for more information
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Recent Examples of cross-referenceThis will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025 Attackers often cross-reference usernames and reused passwords across the internet, even if your login wasn’t part of the leak.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Even more transformative is the ability to cross-reference emotional insights with real-time performance data, including promotional offers and incentives.—Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 The 23-ounce fruit breads and 7.5-ounce fritters are impacted by the recall, and the FDA alert has a chart with use-by dates and lot codes for consumers to cross-reference.—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 After that, cross-reference your findings with a quick online search for outfitters in the area.—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025 These models cross-reference borrower data with public records, dark-web breach lists and synthetic-ID databases.—Abhinav Asthana, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 The company also clarified that no other employees were seen in the viral clip after social media sleuths used LinkedIn to cross-reference and identify another woman seen in the frame.—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025 Yet most systems don’t cross-reference temperature, humidity or even which intern was running the test that day.—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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reference
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Candidates complete a detailed questionnaire covering their background, litigation history, writing samples, and references — including adversaries and judges.
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Muhammad U. Faridi,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
Fans on social media have also noted that a silver football and a silver microphone were sitting behind Swift during her podcast appearance and that the singer made multiple references to the number 47 during the episode.
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