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 of refer
The Hamilton County Schools superintendent referred a request for comment to the school board’s attorney, citing pending litigation.
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Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The State Attorney’s Office referred questions about the investigation to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which routinely does not comment on pending cases.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
When asked about the controller's statements, the mayor's office referred USA TODAY to City Administrator Matt Szabo, who said that critical firefighting operations had been fully funded.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Then Muhammad and Anderson refer students to other local instructors at a partnered music school.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
The State Attorney’s Office referred questions about the investigation to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, which routinely does not comment on pending cases.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
When asked about the controller's statements, the mayor's office referred USA TODAY to City Administrator Matt Szabo, who said that critical firefighting operations had been fully funded.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Then Muhammad and Anderson refer students to other local instructors at a partnered music school.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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Firefly Bulk Create is powered by Adobe Firefly Services, a set of APIs for generative AI tasks such as resizing assets, or swapping backgrounds, and applying the changes to thousands of pieces of content with one action.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Previously, the perk only applied to members of Starbucks’ loyalty program.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sources with knowledge of the investigation told The Times officials were aware of the earlier fire and its general proximity to the starting point of the Palisades fire, and looking into whether they are related.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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In 2021 and 2022, there were 50 and 55 crashes, respectively, that were alcohol related, according to city data.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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On one hand, the injunction pertains only to Pavia.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Charges pertaining to the fourth victim, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, were brought in January of this year.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Refer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refer. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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