line judge
noun
: a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
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Human line judges at the tournament have been replaced by optical technology to determine whether a ball is ruled in or out.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This year, for the first time, Wimbledon had no line judges.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The technology replaced roughly 300 human line judges this year, some of whom showed up in their striped uniforms to protest.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Human line judges had long been an iconic facet of Wimbledon, but organizers announced in October that the electronic calling system would be introduced at future tournaments.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This year, for the first time, Wimbledon had no line judges.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The technology replaced roughly 300 human line judges this year, some of whom showed up in their striped uniforms to protest.
—semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Human line judges had long been an iconic facet of Wimbledon, but organizers announced in October that the electronic calling system would be introduced at future tournaments.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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“Line judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20judge. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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