handed down
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The 55-year-old, who has always denied the charges, listened impassively as the court in the city of Nantes handed down the verdict.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision last summer in U.S. v.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
The indictment, handed down by a grand jury in Washington, added a fourth charge to the criminal case against Cole Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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
