handed over

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Tesla has officially handed over the rights to hundreds of millions of shares to CEO Elon Musk, owed to him under a plan approved by investors eight years ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was James’s age, he was chipping in 14 points a night for a Lakers team that had been handed over to Magic Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Then the material is handed over to what Objection calls its “AI tribunal”: a collection of large language models from major AI companies, coordinated by a proprietary system.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Tim Cook had a lot to prove when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs handed over the reins as chief executive nearly 15 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

My grandma, now an old woman but once a helpless baby, handed over into safety by her doomed parents.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman