referee
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During peer review, one referee made an especially notable observation, Salama recalls.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
The referee suggested that once the axion is discovered and its properties -- especially its mass -- are known, experiments like this could become much more accessible and might even be used in teaching laboratories.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
As young lads in Newport, FA Cup final day started with around 20 of us playing a game over the old dock fields, with no bibs, no goals and no referee.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
A moment later, the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the game.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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