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umpire

[uhm-pahyuhr] / ˈʌm paɪər /


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Umpire Nico Helwerth opted to replay the point - which Kartal won - but was criticised by Pavlyuchenkova and some pundits for not using his authority to overrule and call the ball out.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

She cites the popular poem Mother May I Slug the Umpire, published in the Chicago Tribune in 1886.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Umpire Mohamed Lahyani said play would be halted due to “bee invasion” at Stadium 1, after which video showed him being stung.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

In the second segment, “Justice Sonia and Umpire Alma,” Alma learns how to “call it like I see it” when she fears she has made the wrong call about a kickball game.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

The image also fit nicely with the pictogram he had found in the 700s room in a book called The Umpire Strikes Back.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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