passed over
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Later, on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, he vented about being passed over by Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"AI fluency beats credentials every day. Somebody that has 15, 20 years of experience and no AI fluency will be passed over for those that have, say, three years, but are fast with the tools."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
After getting passed over for several quarters, Bloom Energy is finally getting a spot in the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
As she did, relief passed over the wolf, as if she’d taken a long, comforting sip of tea.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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