passed up
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In the lawsuit, the arson investigators alleged that they were targeted with sham investigations, passed up for promotions and other opportunities and subjected to excessive criticism and increased workloads.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Nine minutes later, the astonishing flow of one-way traffic carried on when Scotland passed up an easy three close to the posts and went for touch instead.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Lorient extended their unbeaten run in the league to eight games with a 2-0 win at Rennes, who passed up the opportunity to move into Champions League places.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
He picked Tisch Hospital, part of New York University Medical Center, an academic center with relatively affluent patients, and passed up Bellevue, a city-run hospital with one of the busiest emergency rooms in New York.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
