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reference
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refunding
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The remaining five watches in the Coppola sale include a Patek Philippe World Time ref.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
While on the bench, refs missed a basket interference violation on the Lakers, which Green was rather colorful about.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
But the refs didn’t recognize the timeout before the buzzer sounded, sending the game to a second overtime and Durant barely avoiding a Chris Webber moment.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
There has long been a feeling that Payton teams lose every 50-50 call, that the refs have it out for him.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
The remaining five watches in the Coppola sale include a Patek Philippe World Time ref.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
While on the bench, refs missed a basket interference violation on the Lakers, which Green was rather colorful about.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
But the refs didn’t recognize the timeout before the buzzer sounded, sending the game to a second overtime and Durant barely avoiding a Chris Webber moment.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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