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The phrase "asked for a reference" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when someone is requesting a recommendation or citation, often in a professional or academic context.
Example: "During the interview, she asked for a reference from my previous employer."
Alternatives: "requested a reference" or "sought a reference."
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In October 2007, when the German turbomachinery company MAN Turbo asked for a reference, Unaoil referred the potential client to KBR, which offered a glowing recommendation.
"Sometimes they openly asked for a reference.
When he asked for a reference, his boss replied: "Reference?
Mee reluctantly contacted the debt-collection agency and was immediately asked if the debt was related to HMRC, before being asked for a reference number.
The owner made it clear he was aware of my sexuality from the off, so obviously the school had informed him when he asked for a reference.
At a furious session of morning conference, the general secretary of the TSSA union, Manuel Cortes, asked for a "reference back" so delegates could vote on all 15 proposed rule changes separately.
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Ask for a reference before you leave Leaving it until you're applying for your next internship or job might be too late to ask for a reference.
Fifteen years later, Ms. Peretsman said, she was called by a firm asking for a reference about this man.
Wardle said the charity had no record of the Co-op ever asking for a reference concerning Flowers.
Even The Archers' producer – a man you wouldn't ask for a reference – described him as: "Very much put upon... hangdog... Eeyore-ish".
When Rudy Horlick calls to say that he's thinking of renting his place for the summer & asks for a reference for "some folks that I understand lived in your house recently", the writer replies "Well, they're the living end, is all I've got to say".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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