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Recent Examples of officiating
Prior to this year, there were two yearly meetings, one in November and another in the spring, at which the competition committee would address officiating issues and other operational matters with league officials.
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Annie Costabile, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Edgecombe was allegedly unhappy with the officiating, and Sochan came over to troll the guard even further, according to Clutch Points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Annie Costabile, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Edgecombe was allegedly unhappy with the officiating, and Sochan came over to troll the guard even further, according to Clutch Points.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiating
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Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, told Fox News Digital that the fact negotiators remain in communication with the suspect is a significant development.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The governance gap measures the degree to which financial innovation exceeds supervisory adaptation.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul, told CNN the new facility reveals a maturation and scaling of North Korea’s nuclear program.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Montana’s senior senator and one of its two members of Congress are not running for reelection this year, attracting crowded fields of both Republicans and Democrats seeking to replace them.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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ByteDance keeps a non-controlling stake to comply with federal law.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The groups are a staple of pro-ruling party demonstrations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The Thucydides Trap refers to how tensions historically between a rising and ruling power have often resulted in a war.—
Evelyn Cheng,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
14 May 2026
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When finished, Amtrak will have installed two new high-level platforms at Penn Station to extend its high-speed train service.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The system separates high-level intelligence from low-level motion control.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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Federation Studios co-managing director Marco Chimenz has left after nearly three years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Officiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/officiating. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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