handed down
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The NBA handed down sweeping penalties to the Clippers, owner Steve Ballmer, team executives and star Kawhi Leonard following an investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
In this week’s bonus episode: Susan, Dahlia, and Mark recently reconvened to record an update to this conversation, complete with analysis of how Gorsuch figured into the blockbuster, end-of-term decisions handed down in June.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
After an emotional 11-week trial, judge Matthew Nicklin sided with the publisher in a ruling handed down on July 7, concluding the "claimants failed to prove their pleaded allegations".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The sentences will be handed down at a later date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Field hockey, that New England game, handed down from old England, just like everything else in our school.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
They are among the home cooks whipping up feasts from handed-down recipes and sharing those dishes with others.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
"When I came to Maine, a colleague who was a native Mainer gave me her handed-down family recipes for how to collect, clean, and prepare Irish moss, as well as a pudding recipe."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
And invisibly present is the handed-down know-how of weavers past.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
Everything she has was gifted, handed-down, or purchased second-hand.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2020
Then, according to the handed-down story, McLane managed to somehow deliver the codebook to Admiral de Grasse, enabling him to foresee British maneuvers and win the sea battle.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
