referred

past tense of refer

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Recent Examples of referred Officials referred all questions to the sheriff’s department. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 State election enforcement officials referred another complaint involving Bridgeport’s 2023 Democratic primary for potential criminal prosecution on Wednesday. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024 Healey’s spokesperson declined to answer questions and referred ProPublica to responses from the state’s insurance division. Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024 McCaskill stated in her email to Dateline that this is required before charges can be referred for trial by general court-martial. Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024 His lawyer in the State Bar case, Ernest Calderon of Phoenix, referred questions to the court order. Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Referred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/referred. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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