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reference
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refunding
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Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
That came after refs said a possible Aaron Rodgers interception was actually a catch by Rodgers, who had possessed the ball with a knee down (good luck figuring that one out).
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
There go the refs, assuming again.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
He’s been spurned by the refs in multiple cities this week already.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Chris Paul, shouting at the ref while pointing frantically at a clueless Bell, got the call.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
That came after refs said a possible Aaron Rodgers interception was actually a catch by Rodgers, who had possessed the ball with a knee down (good luck figuring that one out).
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
There go the refs, assuming again.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
He’s been spurned by the refs in multiple cities this week already.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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