referee
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With Election Day seven weeks away, the justices might be called on to referee additional fast-moving voting-related disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The incident was checked by the video assistant referee, who confirmed the on-field decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
If Mr. Amodei wants to bring in an outside referee for its models, go right ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
There were some suggestions ringside that the stoppage came early, with Benn still moving and trying to evade shots, but the referee was justified in preventing further punishment.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The referee pulled them apart, and ducked as a long right arm looped over his head.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
"We lost players... fans, administrators and referees," Jadallah told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
When Dean said he had helped out "a mate" in the Chelsea-Tottenham game three years ago, it caused real damage to the reputation of referees.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Howard Webb, the Premier League referees' chief, said he wants referees to be more proactive.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Not to influence decisions, but to give referees the best chance of identifying potential problems.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
When order was restored somewhat, the referees called time out while Dr. Ratteree examined the injuries sustained by Peanut Abbott.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Barton officiated the France-Spain match, while American Ismail Elfath refereed the England-Argentina match.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Crane has refereed 17 races in 12 countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
"One of the best tournaments I refereed in was a prison officer tournament and we had no offside... and we had so many goals it was unbelievable," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
The parliamentarian’s office is a little-known nonpartisan office that has refereed Byrd rule disputes since the 1980s.
From Slate ● May 29, 2025
“When’s he ever refereed a Quidditch match? He’s not going to be fair if we might overtake Slytherin.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Erling Haaland scored the only goal, with the Premier League's refereeing body later admitting a mistake as it should have been ruled out for offside.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Referee Iván Barton recalls how he was assigned to officiate a World Cup semifinal between France and Spain and his view of changes that have shaped modern refereeing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Just five weeks ago, Anthony Taylor was centre stage at the World Cup - refereeing the last-16 match between Spain and Portugal in Dallas.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The standards of refereeing will be under the microscope like never before after the contentious and title-defining calls came in a mad flurry at the end of last season.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Most of the time, he’s too busy refereeing the fights between us, or else he’s just in his own orbit.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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