handed down
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The death penalty returned after a brief period of suspension when the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gregg v.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The 55-year-old, who has always denied the charges, listened impassively as the court in the city of Nantes handed down the verdict.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision last summer in U.S. v.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
A federal judge has handed down lengthy prison sentences to the three co-founders of StraightPath Venture Partners, a self-described boutique private-equity firm that specialized in selling investments in pre-IPO companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
They were two sizes too big for him, no doubt handed down by an older brother.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
