handing down
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After handing down the sentence Tuesday, Escobedo urged Halem to use his time behind bars as an opportunity to grow as a person and earn a college degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
In handing down her decision, Raper remarked on the bath incident.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In racing toward the future, we are searching for something the ancient world never stopped handing down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
"These people are not statistics in an epidemiological study," the judge said when handing down the sentence.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Thick books dog-eared from the handing down from neighbor to neighbor.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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