passing

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This week, Rachel Ensign looks at how the Graybills and others are passing down their wealth in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"Lamine expresses himself better when he has passing lines and some reference in front of him," Puig said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The viewer never gets more than a passing peep.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

And then he is gone, disappearing back into the house, and the fire in the yard is dying, and the breeze in the air is cooling and time is passing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse