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The phrase "asks for a reference for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is requesting a recommendation or endorsement from another person, typically in a professional or academic context.
Example: "During the interview, she asks for a reference for her previous employer to verify her work experience."
Alternatives: "requests a reference from" or "seeks a recommendation for".
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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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"I've got nothing but praise for him and if other people ask for a reference for his services, then I'll give him a good one".
And now your daughter is applying for a job and asking for a reference from that same best friend.
Always ask for a reference from anyone for whom you work, even it it's only a short term job.
When he asked for a reference, his boss replied: "Reference?
"Sometimes they openly asked for a reference.
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.
"Each time it is someone asking for a reference".
Ask for a reference letter.
Decide who to ask for a reference.
Davis recounted what happened next in a memo to deputy director general Bob Phillis Bobob, I wrote Michael a carefully-worded note asking him for a reference for Caroline and have received the enclosed in reply.
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