handing down
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Yet the judge stopped short of the 10-plus years prosecutors said would be appropriate, handing down a seven-year sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In handing down her decision, Raper remarked on the bath incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"These people are not statistics in an epidemiological study," the judge said when handing down the sentence.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
For many parents at the playgroup, hardship is something they experienced themselves growing up and want desperately to avoid handing down to their children.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Thick books dog-eared from the handing down from neighbor to neighbor.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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