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referencing

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present participle of reference

as in documenting

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Morgan began shadowing them a few weeks later, in January of 2024, documenting their first shows on the West Coast.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
The brands doing it best are bringing consumers behind the curtain from day one, documenting the creative process rather than simply presenting their finished product, according to Chen.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

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Carrie Esopenko, co-director of the TBI and Concussion Center and also part of the research group, says the research is still at the early stages of validating the biological mechanisms.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This includes establishing consistent measurement standards across platforms, consolidating fragmented reporting, validating incoming data and improving data freshness.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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Developers may move further from a system’s underlying code toward writing prompts, specifying outcomes and reviewing what AI fills in.

— Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
After hearing his lawyer's arguments for a lesser prison term, Judge William Tam said a sentence would be delivered as soon as possible, without specifying a date.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of specifying

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Any association with a person, Leonardo says, requires additional investigative work and corroborating information under applicable legal requirements and agency procedures.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Berlinger concluded that there wasn’t enough corroborating evidence to use Dostie’s theory as an element in the series.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of corroborating

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On the walls outside the barracks are dozens of missing persons photos, illustrating the number of those still missing.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Marc Ellinger, a prominent Missouri GOP attorney, and John Gore, a former Department of Justice official, intervened in the case on behalf of three Republican organizations, illustrating the national implications of Missouri’s map.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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