Is it possible to get the referrer of an iFrame's parent page with JavaScript in iFrame?

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Is it possible to get the referrer of an iFrame's parent page with JavaScript in iFrame?

Example: Page A has an iFrame. The iFrames referrer is be page A. But is is possible to get Page A's referrer in the iFrame with JavaScript?

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