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referee

[ref-uh-ree] / ˌrɛf əˈri /
NOUN
person who mediates, judges
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VERB
judge, mediate
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During peer review, one referee made an especially notable observation, Salama recalls.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

But he was still bringing in money as a referee, which he kept at into the 1980s, when things at the magazine and its associated nonprofit, NASO, started taking off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Championship clubs have turned down the chance to introduce a version of the video assistant referee system for next season.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

When the referee blew his whistle, the score was 3-1, and the Under Fifteens’ season was over.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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