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as in to pass (down)
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as in to kithe
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Recent Examples of hand down
Testing notes: Ouidad's Advance Climate Control line is one of my favorite collections—hands down—for styling my curls (the gel is incredible).
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Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
Ahead of Combs' sentencing, the Grammy-winning rapper's legal team had recommended Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time, while prosecutors sought an 11-year sentence.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The outlet also reported that the league handed down fines of $1,000 to Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, respectively.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Now, was that message — delivered in an expletive-laden two minutes of postgame comments — worth the martyrdom that came in the form of a Game 4 suspension handed down by the WNBA on Saturday for the Lynx coach?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
Ahead of Combs' sentencing, the Grammy-winning rapper's legal team had recommended Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time, while prosecutors sought an 11-year sentence.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The outlet also reported that the league handed down fines of $1,000 to Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon and Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White, respectively.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Now, was that message — delivered in an expletive-laden two minutes of postgame comments — worth the martyrdom that came in the form of a Game 4 suspension handed down by the WNBA on Saturday for the Lynx coach?
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, slinging the ball around to a bunch of no-names, Mayfield willed the Bucs to a 30-19 win over the 49ers, throwing for 256 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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His birth overshadowed by his family’s greatest tragedy, Daniel found succor in movies and willed himself into the dreamworld of Hollywood.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Guadagnino had noted to Piersanti that Alma was an upper-class woman, which informed the wardrobe pricing, while Maggie, played by Edebiri, was trying to emulate Alma but on a younger woman’s budget.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Parents can now get notified if their child is showing signs of acute distress, for instance.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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And without notifying the child’s parents or obtaining their consent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, the department reported it was budgeted for 1,937 officers, but had a little over 1,600 positions filled.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Released hostages later reported seeing him alive, and in May 2025 Hamas released a video showing him alongside fellow hostage Elkana Buchbut.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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This manifests itself in several ways.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Thursday, as Latu relived the play in the locker room, his frustration manifested itself into a frown.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Laurent Freixe was dismissed for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, which breached Nestlé’s code of business conduct.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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While pricing hasn’t been revealed, the company plans to release it later this year in partnership with Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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And those talks are underway, and the president is very much on the ball and is being apprised of this situation.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
6 Oct. 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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