in reference to
idiom
formal
: about or concerning (something or someone) : in relation to
I am writing in reference to your recent letter.
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Another accent nodding to the Queen Mother is a sculpture of a royal corgi, in reference to her beloved dogs.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Three officials briefed on the investigation said the new video from the Guthrie family was in reference to that second note, which NBC News has not reviewed.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
More than half a century ago, two breakthroughs reshaped ideas about what was biologically and physically possible, the study notes, in reference to the first human landing on the moon and the first successful fertilization of a human egg outside the body through in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
This was in reference to an agreement that the United Kingdom had struck with Mauritius to give back the islands and lease them back for a 99-year period.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Three officials briefed on the investigation said the new video from the Guthrie family was in reference to that second note, which NBC News has not reviewed.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
More than half a century ago, two breakthroughs reshaped ideas about what was biologically and physically possible, the study notes, in reference to the first human landing on the moon and the first successful fertilization of a human egg outside the body through in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
This was in reference to an agreement that the United Kingdom had struck with Mauritius to give back the islands and lease them back for a 99-year period.
—Sandeep Gopalan, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
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“In reference to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20reference%20to. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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