handed down
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One firefighter from the Bordeaux suburb of Merignac complained of the confusing orders handed down by his higher-ups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"And then, unfortunately, the court handed down a suspended sentence. I don't want to pass judgement on that – that's the independence of the judiciary – but I'm really at a loss for words."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In an opinion handed down Wednesday, the justice once again refused to import SCOTUS’s “results-driven approach to due process” into state law.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The NBA informed Toronto that it would assume any penalties handed down if wrongdoing is found in Leonard’s endorsement deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Two days later, Judge Frank Johnson handed down his decision on the proposed Selma-to-Montgomery march.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
They are among the home cooks whipping up feasts from handed-down recipes and sharing those dishes with others.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
"When I came to Maine, a colleague who was a native Mainer gave me her handed-down family recipes for how to collect, clean, and prepare Irish moss, as well as a pudding recipe."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
Everything she has was gifted, handed-down, or purchased second-hand.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2020
But the Sacramento woman said she doesn't use all the handed-down remedies, among them softening the pain of tonsillitis by swallowing an egg yolk sprinkled with sugar.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2010
I knew how people thought about things, how people were, but it was a blow to see James playing into that handed-down way of looking at the world.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
