pass
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He steers clear of healthcare providers or nursing homes catering to aging populations — “basically a fast-maturing and bad hedge to inflation” that won’t easily pass on rising costs to those residents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification said Pyongyang may choose to "let the incident pass", wary of the reaction from other families whose relatives were deployed to Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"We would like to pass on our deepest sympathies to his family and friends and our thoughts are with them at this incredibly difficult time."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When Evans faced Ali to pass the flame, she knew she wouldn’t need to resort to Plan B.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"When we leave Nikolai we will go a little faster than before. We will pass some teams this time."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
The display occurs at around the same time each year as the Earth passes through a trail of dust and debris left behind by Halley's Comet.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Phan lives in Harlem, and hasn’t applied for the school’s access passes for nearby residents on principle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ava Harrison has 112 catches for 1,189 yards and 20 touchdowns and Capri Cuneo has picked off 18 passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
On Monday, Milan passes the baton to Paris, where the collections of Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Carven will be presented.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
That’s what passes for comedy in this school.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
When the news conference commenced more than five hours later than planned, FAI chief executive David Courell said a players' vote on whether to play the game passed by a "significant majority".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
She then passed the initial test "with flying colours".
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But when the law was passed, state minister Pankaj Bhoyar said it did not infringe upon the right to change religion.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He was immediately replaced by another pledge, who passed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It was done with, and there was no doubt in our minds but that Tansy had passed her trial.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Bukayo Saka and Max Dowman's dribbling, combined with the passing of Martin Odegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis, provides repeatable solutions against packed defences.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Scarlett Guyser, Sammy Palmer, Ally Shaw and Skylie Cid have combined for 3,069 yards passing and 42 scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Jackson, who set the single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback in 2019, ran less than ever before and saw a downturn in his passing, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
A key part of that work will involve passing along his extensive knowledge of Orion and its spacecraft systems to the teams preparing for future Artemis missions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Do you think . . . ,” he started to say, but everyone was passing around the containers of shredded cheese and chopped onions, and no one seemed to hear him.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
