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“We see shadow figures … there’s a certain area where they pass back and forth. They don’t do anything, but they’re scary as hell,” Kobliha says of unusual sightings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
These findings suggest that some sweeteners are not simply inactive substances that pass through the digestive tract without interacting with the organisms living there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
"When you're not able to do that, it can pass you by completely."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“The human race has to master technology, not let it pass for us,” said UAW President Shawn Fain at a union convention last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He pulled off the trail so I could pass.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Manchester City's Rodri, in particular, has been immense, making more passes than anyone else and making the joint second-most tackles.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
When a charged particle passes through a scintillator, the material gives off tiny flashes of visible light.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Last month, Vail said it sold about 10% fewer North American next-season passes through May than at that point last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The latest attacks came after Iranian forces struck a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz -- through which a fifth of global oil passes -- early Sunday, before announcing the closure of the waterway.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Here, wash up,” Gloria says when I return, and she passes me a basin of water.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Five years ago, our mother passed away, and I was left to handle everything.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Their study found that KCL-286, an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injury that has already passed Phase 1 safety trials, reduced multiple hallmarks of Alzheimer's in a mouse model.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
However, the bill passed the upper house to become a new law, with support from the ruling bloc and some opposition parties.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He relays a story about his time as chief secretary to the Treasury in 2007 when he was told: "No project in the north passed the Green Book, Minister."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The World Spirit had passed over the overhang, and let him live.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
And what would England have given, at times, for the ability of Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton to retain possession and control games with his range of passing?
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"We are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers," the club said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Back in Avenal that afternoon, they filed into the elementary-school cafeteria, passing a children’s ‘Voice-Level Chart’ on the wall before taking their seats for the rival council meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Last November, when England faced off with Serbia for the World Cup qualifying games, the stadium held a moment of silence for Dan Tana’s passing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Except this time it would be Jonah writhing on the floor and then passing out, and JB scooping up the fallen Elucidator.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
