as in to apply
to have a relation or connection I don't think that rule of play refers to this particular situation

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Recent Examples on the Web On Saturday, a Trump campaign spokesperson referred CNBC back to Trump’s Truth Social post about there being no third debate. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024 Asked for comment on the op-ed, the Trump campaign referred ABC News to a statement from vice presidential nominee JD Vance's spokesperson. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024 Finra received 11,000 investor complaints, barred or suspended 435 individuals and nine firms from the industry and referred 623 fraud and insider trading cases to the feds for prosecution. Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 Amazon responded to requests for comment by referring Fortune to said memo. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for refer 

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“Refer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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