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
Florida passed a new map the very day the decision was handed down.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision last summer in U.S. v.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
This led to the state coroner ordering an investigation into the museum's collection in April 2023, and after months of inquiries, the findings were handed down in September.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He thought of it calmly, as if the decision were being handed down to him by some logic not his own, over which he had no control, but which he had to obey.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
