handed down
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In its first verdicts handed down last week, Baghdad's Karkh Criminal Court sentenced nine men to jail terms of up to 20 years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The Grammy-winning R&B star, 37, appeared Monday at Southwark Crown Court, where a judge handed down an eight-month sentence, suspended for a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The guilty verdict was handed down last week.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Davis offered no words of contrition ahead of the sentence being handed down, vowing only to appeal the guilty finding.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
He’d been tucking them into a fold of his oversize T-shirt, handed down from me like most of his clothes.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
"A lot of our membership consists of handed-down businesses," Wenther said.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2010
Then, according to the handed-down story, McLane managed to somehow deliver the codebook to Admiral de Grasse, enabling him to foresee British maneuvers and win the sea battle.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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