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referral

[ri-fur-uhl] / rɪˈfɜr əl /


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In 2026, 11% of employers offered employees access to eldercare services and information and eldercare referral services, up from 9% that offered such support in 2019, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Authorities did not indicate the referral was related to impairment or a medical emergency.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

He then got a referral to make uniforms for multiple teams in the area before starting an apparel company.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

"Our findings highlight the need to better support patients in progressing from referral to the waitlist, where many possibly eligible individuals are not ultimately listed," said study co-senior author Michal A. Mankowski, PhD.

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

I tell him that if he feels depressed, he should go to his general physician first and get a referral to a psychopharmacologist and go through the process like I did.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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