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referrals

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

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I vividly remember many decades during which I would have to call my doctors’ offices and leave voice messages requesting appointments, medical test results, pharmacy prescription renewals, medical records, referrals and just about everything else.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Most sales happen in person, though she takes remote orders from repeat clients and their referrals.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Zaggle said about 70% of her business comes from digital word-of-mouth—from TikTok and Instagram to Google Maps and ChatGPT—along with repeat customers and referrals.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The 29-year-old from Anglesey, who is biologically female, had waited five years from their initial GP referrals and the surgery had been postponed twice already for mental health reasons.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Despite multiple referrals from commanding officers for psychiatric evaluation, he remained in combat for seven months before his “crying outbursts” and “uncommunicative withdrawal” resulted in an honorable discharge in December 1966.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson