handed down
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District Judge Colleen McMahon handed down a 143-page opinion explaining exactly how illegal that was.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
It was then sold to Seyffardt at auction before being handed down to his descendant, Brand says.
From BBC • May 11, 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
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
They were two sizes too big for him, no doubt handed down by an older brother.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
