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die Berufung (-en)
   appeal (jur.); appointment (to); mission, vocation, calling; reference (to)

Die Zeitschrift berichtet unter Berufung auf einen Insider, der Mutterkonzern plane seine Zukunft offenbar bereits ohne die deutsche Tochter.
Citing an insider, the magazine reports that the parent company [GM] is apparently already planning its future without its German subsidiary [Opel].

Related Words:
in die Berufung gehen to appeal, file an appeal
unter Berufung auf with reference to, citing
das Berufungsgericht court of appeal

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