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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract
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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand
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The frustration was evident almost immediately after the referee blew the whistle to end the game, giving the San Diego Wave yet another draw — this time a 1-1 tie with rival Angel City.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025 -
The referee, trailing well behind the transition attack, didn’t even move to whistle the foul, but a VAR review was initiated and the penalty was eventually given.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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So far during Trump’s second term, the Justices have made a string of emergency rulings in the President’s favor, blessing the chaos that Trump himself unleashed, and with little regard for the work of lower-court judges.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration’s decision to override the opinion of the New Jersey judges and keep Habba on as U.S. attorney has sparked new legal challenges.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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She’s scheduled to be a base umpire for the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins game on Saturday.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Because the audio wasn’t working, chair umpire Fergus Murphy called it a fault.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Suspicious purchases outlined in court records show $42,805 in Square/Block transactions, nearly $40,000 in Amazon orders, $19,000 in grants/bonus payments, more than $13,000 for computer work and service and more than $8,000 in AT&T payments.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Proud Boys fractured in 2021, after Reuters uncovered court records indicating that Tarrio had served as an informant to local and federal law enforcement before the group was founded.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Adjudicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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