handed down
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The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision last summer in U.S. v.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
This led to the state coroner ordering an investigation into the museum's collection in April 2023, and after months of inquiries, the findings were handed down in September.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
The indictment, handed down by a grand jury in Washington, added a fourth charge to the criminal case against Cole Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Stories about her would be handed down from one generation to the next, embroidered, embellished, until it would be impossible to say which part was truth, which part was fiction.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
