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reference
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refunding
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Boutte dropped the pass, and the refs dropped the ball.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Chris Paul, shouting at the ref while pointing frantically at a clueless Bell, got the call.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
That came after refs said a possible Aaron Rodgers interception was actually a catch by Rodgers, who had possessed the ball with a knee down (good luck figuring that one out).
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Houston’s Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 for insulting the refs during his postgame comments after a loss to the Nuggets on Monday.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Boutte dropped the pass, and the refs dropped the ball.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Chris Paul, shouting at the ref while pointing frantically at a clueless Bell, got the call.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
That came after refs said a possible Aaron Rodgers interception was actually a catch by Rodgers, who had possessed the ball with a knee down (good luck figuring that one out).
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Ref.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ref. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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