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"makes reference to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe when someone or something alludes to or mentions a certain topic or event. For example, "In her speech, the mayor makes reference to the city's efforts in fighting climate change."
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Each makes reference to small-town beginnings.
And it makes reference to the law of the land.
By contrast, Mrs. Clinton seldom — if ever — makes reference to her rival as she campaigns.
The title makes reference to Congolese soukous music, and so does Mr. Koenig's guitar figure.
(Sweet Tooth, incidentally, makes reference to an ambitious colleague of Serena's called Millie Trimingham).
He makes reference to the Oktoberfest, which Munich is in the middle of.
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But the pun also makes reference to the show's music, played by Clark's favourite band, the Fall.
Horn also makes reference to the 16th-century practice of creating elaborate table decorations out of sugar.
The 1994 film Spanking the Monkey makes reference to Ochs and his suicide.
The debate chairman Michael Lee makes reference to a "raving" microphone.
He often makes reference to the civil rights movement, when liberals used Christian rhetoric to win change.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com