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as in to pass (down)
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Recent Examples of hand down
The eccentric exotic animal broker had been hoping for a significantly lighter sentence, just one year instead of the four-and-half-year sentence Missouri District Judge Stephen R. Clark handed down Thursday.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Backlog of appeals In 2023, Jackson County residents paid an average of $2,448 per household in property taxes, with the county assessor’s office handing down a median home valuation of $213,300.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The first 100 years of the sentence were handed down for the murder, and the other 10 for the use of a deadly weapon during the crime.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The others, however, have led to arrests and criminal charges, along with terminations and suspensions handed down by the city as a result.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Backlog of appeals In 2023, Jackson County residents paid an average of $2,448 per household in property taxes, with the county assessor’s office handing down a median home valuation of $213,300.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The first 100 years of the sentence were handed down for the murder, and the other 10 for the use of a deadly weapon during the crime.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The others, however, have led to arrests and criminal charges, along with terminations and suspensions handed down by the city as a result.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand down
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But Carlisle spoke about that balance on March 22, just two days after Mathurin willed the Pacers to a win with a 28-point, 16-rebound performance in an overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Until then, what Coppola has done is willed an ephemeral following into being, for just six nights—and maybe, for him, for now, that’s enough.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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But maybe you guys should've informed your employees to inform your guests in person or made an announcement in person before posting it on social media.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Wu hasn’t worked with his source material in a literal way; rather, Rauschenberg’s collages have informed his approach to the collection, which is built around classic American style.—
Vogue Runway,
Vogue,
4 Sep. 2025
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In December, the 61-year-old was found guilty of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and failure to notify of a change in address, but she was acquitted of reckless driving, following a March car accident, the state's attorney's office previously confirmed.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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That training is partly why MPS families were recently notified of a change to the school district’s calendar.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Happy news, personally or professionally, may manifest near these dates.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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But there are other ways, just as important, that the public preference for classical money manifests itself.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some of the victims were foreign nationals, though authorities have not disclosed specifics regarding their identities or nationalities.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The terms of the decade-long deal, which kick off with the 2025 Italian Grand Prix in Monza running Friday to Sunday, were not disclosed.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The incident reports speak little to the threats to traffic safety in Southeast Nashville but the data reveals another trend: census tracts that are 33%, 47% and 57% Hispanic or Latino.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Willis family revealed in March 2022 that Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that affects the ability to communicate, and was retiring from acting.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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While Coward didn’t officially announce his intention to stay in the draft — where he was selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — until May 24, Scheyer said Coward kept the program apprised of his thinking every step of the way.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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