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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
Then on March 6 (not the 26th, so the refs can put away the whistles), the Wings visit the Avalanche in the second game of a TNT doubleheader, beginning at 9:30 p.m.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
And if the ref don’t call a foul and you get hurt, that’s your problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
Produced for six years in six different dial variations, the ref.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
Driver, who plays Enzo Ferrari in the film, sported a Rolex Oyster Perpetual, ref.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
Jaylen Brown has 13, and Jayson Tatum has 7. KT: The refs aren’t causing the Celtics to go 4 for 20 from 3.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
There are also several interesting lots from Patek Philippe, ranging from a Perpetual Calendar Chronograph first-series ref.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
The refs, however, must have seen something different and ruled Ward's progress stopped at the 1-yard line.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2023
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Zaman clearly had a love for Patek Philippe Nautilus models—a gold Nautilus ref.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
Then on March 6 (not the 26th, so the refs can put away the whistles), the Wings visit the Avalanche in the second game of a TNT doubleheader, beginning at 9:30 p.m.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
And if the ref don’t call a foul and you get hurt, that’s your problem.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
Produced for six years in six different dial variations, the ref.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
Driver, who plays Enzo Ferrari in the film, sported a Rolex Oyster Perpetual, ref.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
Jaylen Brown has 13, and Jayson Tatum has 7. KT: The refs aren’t causing the Celtics to go 4 for 20 from 3.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
There are also several interesting lots from Patek Philippe, ranging from a Perpetual Calendar Chronograph first-series ref.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
The refs, however, must have seen something different and ruled Ward's progress stopped at the 1-yard line.
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2023
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