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whistle

[wis-uhl, hwis-] / ˈwɪs əl, ˈʰwɪs- /


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Don Robertson will have the whistle for the big game, aided by assistant referees Calum Spence and David Roome, while Kevin Clancy and assistant Matthew MacDermid will be at the VAR controls.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

From the 80th minute to the final whistle, including five agonizing minutes of stoppage time, they could hardly keep the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Until the final whistle, PSG's players were running as hard as they did at the start.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In what has been a season of unrelenting misery, the players and supporters who celebrated with sheer joy after the final whistle at Villa Park may just be starting to feel salvation is in sight.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Still, I could already hear that train whistle calling, could already see those tracks pointing toward the white-capped mountains of Colorado.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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