umpire
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The French Open added: "The tournament strongly condemns all sexist remarks, regardless of who makes them, and offers its support to the match umpire and, more broadly, to all the tournament's umpiring officials."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
That was the same day Roberts unveiled another bit of brilliant PR, claiming that he would be a humble judge, comparing the job with that of a baseball umpire.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Story wasn’t happy as plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The lone umpire in Philadelphia that day was Billy McLean, a former boxer who Mr. Thorn has written “had no trouble standing up to players in a dignified fashion.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
But with only one umpire, it would have taken all night for each of the boys to play, so the coaches decided to modify the scoring.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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