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reference
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refunding
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
For example, a recent study (ref) found that dogs and cats have both been selected to have short faces, so why isn’t this seen in rabbits?
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Every coaching command was audible, as were player gripes to the refs.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2025
Melt inclusions from mare basalts (MI in basalt) are from refs.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
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Noun
The pictures accompanying the article, which detailed Dončić’s fitness regimen, were a sharp break from the usual images of Dončić smirking, complaining to the refs, or cuddling a poofy animal.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
For example, a recent study (ref) found that dogs and cats have both been selected to have short faces, so why isn’t this seen in rabbits?
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Every coaching command was audible, as were player gripes to the refs.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2025
Melt inclusions from mare basalts (MI in basalt) are from refs.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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