pass
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Tribole suggests getting curious rather than treating any single meal as a test to pass or fail.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
I paid $59 for a day pass to access the lounge, which they are refunding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
People were generally too sick to be silent carriers who can pass it on unknowingly to others.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Top pass rusher Brian Burns sprained his left ankle and left tackle Andrew Thomas sustained an apparent lower-body injury, with neither player returning to the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She asks when he’s going to pass on some of that cooking talent to our dad.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Pressed into service, his backup Jameis Winston completed just 11-of-27 passes with an interception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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
"Importantly, that is the baseline. That is the minimum," Bonta said, noting that production commitments could surge by up to 700% if Congress passes a federal film tax credit.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Kate Meier completed 50 passes for 591 yards and eight touchdowns in victories over Mater Dei and Corona del Mar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
She kicks the can all the way to the second guard, and a train passes underneath her in a billow of steam.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Once the budget passed, lawmakers’ staff leaned on Navy officials to award Navatek the money.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The problem is that this disconnection does not always disappear once the danger has passed.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Prior to the pause in April, the UK and Mauritius had signed an agreement in May 2025 but a final draft of the bill to hand over sovereignty of the islands had not passed Parliament.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Annabelle O’Keefe has passed for 2,921 yards and 47 touchdowns and has seven interceptions on defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
She noticed the gamers she’d passed earlier, led by the dungeon master, taking a spot at the side of the crowd.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
With that scoring throw, Stafford moved into a tie for sixth place on the NFL’s all-time list with 425 passing touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She said the U163 road is a single-track road with no designated passing places.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Pakistani officials served as an intermediary between the Iranian and U.S. teams, passing messages between them that helped to foster subsequent talks in Islamabad that ultimately made no impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“These studios were built on the backs of labor,” actor and SAG-AFTRA national board executive committee member Frances Fisher said during the rally, as passing cars honked in support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Although Dr. Eloesser never shifts specialties, he soon joins the international cohort of Joey’s supporters, which seems to grow with each passing month.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
