handed down

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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

After living through the recent war in Iran, the pair, from East Sussex, are now facing the painful reality of a 10-year prison sentence handed down against them in February.

From BBC • May 1, 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

A verdict handed down in a civil trial involving Meta was the first monetary judgment against a social media company for alleged harms its products caused to kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

We have no stable food culture to guide us, handed down over generations.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan