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referrals

  • plural
    of referral.
    referral
    noun
    an act of referring; the state of being referred.

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Graduates themselves ranked personal referrals and internship experience as more decisive in securing employment than the degree itself.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Most of Zealand’s clients come to her through referrals, many from other financial planners, and sometimes they are the financial planners themselves.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Ruemmler “shared a client with him, received referrals from him, and was friendly in that professional context,” her spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Last term, when there were both more cases and more referrals to the full court, the appeals to the shadow docket finally overtook those to the merits docket.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Her seven rooms were always crammed to the gills, with as many as twenty-one men boarding at a time and five to six new referrals every day.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield