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go by

[goh-bahy] / ˈgoʊˌbaɪ /




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Overs from Ollie Robinson would go by without any meaningful conversation between captain and bowler.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Paying taxes on the current income isn’t fun, but at least but this will lower your accumulated capital gains as the years go by, making selling decisions easier.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

A week doesn’t go by that I’m not asked which premium card, the ones charging hundreds of dollars a year in annual fees, is best.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

“So I can only go by what he and the training staff are telling me. So, unless I hear otherwise, that hitting compromises his health, then I’m going to keep putting him in the lineup.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Deciding that he is not a spy as I first thought, I begin to nod when I go by.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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