passes over
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It typically passes over Afghanistan—which under Taliban rule doesn’t provide active air-traffic control—and skirts active fighting along the Pakistan border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Knight, Robert Sherrill, the Washington correspondent for The Nation, was – after holding press passes over several years – denied a press pass because the Secret Service advised he should not be given one.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Images taken during later passes over the site allowed scientists to measure the crater's dimensions, examine its shape, and determine how the surrounding landscape had changed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The junior has taken thousands of these reps, caught thousands of these passes over three seasons at USC, each filed away as a data point for Lemon to later access.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Something passes over her face, and it looks a lot like resentment.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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