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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract
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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand
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Earlier in the season, Chase had expressed his frustration with the referees after a controversial call during the Bengals-Chiefs matchup in September.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025 -
But that doesn’t mean that the referees working Sunday’s Super Bowl are going to be immune from the conversation.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Arkansas had removed its work requirements after a federal judge ruled that such policies resulted in a significant number of people losing health coverage, which goes against Medicaid’s rules.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
19 Feb. 2025
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But Robert Bonner, the former federal judge who chairs the commission, disputed that and said the oversight commission had done it once before without pushback.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The other officials – umpire Mike Morton, down judge Max Causey, line judge Mark Stewart, field judge Mearl Robinson, back judge Jonah Monroe and replay official Kevin Brown – are all in their first Super Bowl.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Right-field umpire Mark Carlson called fan interference, resulting in an out, and Capobianco and Hansen were quickly ejected from the stadium.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The April Wisconsin Supreme Court election could tip the balance of the court, with liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley stepping down from her seat, and the court currently having a narrow liberal majority.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its last time on the court, Maryland women’s basketball collapsed in the second half en route to a 20-point home loss to an unranked opponent.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Adjudicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicator. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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