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Recent Examples of officiating
Clearly, this isn’t the officiating incident everyone remembers from that game.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Edgecombe was allegedly unhappy with the officiating, and Sochan came over to troll the guard even further, according to Clutch Points.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology.
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Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Edgecombe was allegedly unhappy with the officiating, and Sochan came over to troll the guard even further, according to Clutch Points.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology.
—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiating
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The Volkswagen Law Volkswagen's management will need to show that there is no alternative to these measures at the July 9 supervisory board meeting, said Thomas Besson, head of automotive research at Kepler Cheuvreux.
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Mike Brown, supervisory special agent in the FBI Field Office in Miami, said he’s seen cases of individuals reporting years of interaction with scammers.
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Asked about the impact of successor Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence, Kamrava questioned the official explanation of security concerns, especially given the public appearance of other senior figures, and pointed to previous reports of his injury.
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Sophomore Brett Burnor and senior Nash McElree, a transfer from Texas, are competing.
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Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
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ByteDance keeps a non-controlling stake to comply with federal law.
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The groups are a staple of pro-ruling party demonstrations.
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The Thucydides Trap refers to how tensions historically between a rising and ruling power have often resulted in a war.
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There generally is no need to proceed with more intensive cardiac screening tests that people hear about for athletes at the professional or high-level collegiate sports level.
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Sunday’s decision was comparable to a 1962 ruling allowing Brazilian attacker Garrincha to play in the World Cup final after high-level political figures — including Prime Minister Tancredo Neves — petitioned FIFA to overturn or drop the suspension.
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Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group.
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Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair.
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“Officiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiating. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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