referee
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During peer review, one referee made an especially notable observation, Salama recalls.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
The referee suggested that once the axion is discovered and its properties -- especially its mass -- are known, experiments like this could become much more accessible and might even be used in teaching laboratories.
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
Tyler Smith made a despairing dive to try to block his shot but the assistant referee raised his flag immediately to signal the goal.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
He looked up, and the referee was standing over him, wagging a finger, ". . . two . . . three . . ." The bell rang.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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