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referral

[ri-fur-uhl] / rɪˈfɜr əl /


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"It's good getting people listened to, getting them the referral to where they need to be," she says.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

In 2026, 11% of employers offered employees access to eldercare services and information and eldercare referral services, up from 9% that offered such support in 2019, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Authorities did not indicate the referral was related to impairment or a medical emergency.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

He then got a referral to make uniforms for multiple teams in the area before starting an apparel company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Then a sergeant came by and asked me to do a psych referral on a new inmate on V-gallery and paused to check his notepad for the cell number.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Last term, when there were both more cases and more referrals to the full court, the appeals to the shadow docket finally overtook those to the merits docket.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

In the social-media age, it’s often the first place that recruiters contact prospects and a key channel for networking and referrals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Regulators at the OCC hadn’t sent referrals to the Justice Department and Pirro’s office opened its investigations on its own accord, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Kalshi said that in the first quarter of this year, it made more than 20 referrals to law enforcement of possibly illegal trading activity after opening more than 150 of its own investigations.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Her seven rooms were always crammed to the gills, with as many as twenty-one men boarding at a time and five to six new referrals every day.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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