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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Cornette indicated that the ref should've started a count with both guys lying on the mat, rather than looking back and forth at them to determine what happened.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Either | Or Visually appealing and kinda fun, like the Rolex GMT Master ref.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
One of the lasting memories of Game 7 will be 6-foot-5 Alex Caruso’s fierce marking of Nikola Jokic, which went unpunished by the refs, much to Denver’s chagrin.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The second, which Miami stopped and also had a pair of offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, was negated when the refs decided to review the third-down play that preceded it (which was upheld).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
Cornette indicated that the ref should've started a count with both guys lying on the mat, rather than looking back and forth at them to determine what happened.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Either | Or Visually appealing and kinda fun, like the Rolex GMT Master ref.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
One of the lasting memories of Game 7 will be 6-foot-5 Alex Caruso’s fierce marking of Nikola Jokic, which went unpunished by the refs, much to Denver’s chagrin.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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