handed down
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The NBA handed down sweeping penalties to Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, team executives, the team and Kawhi Leonard following an investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Next week, host Susan Matthews joins Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to discuss the blockbuster decisions handed down in June—and Gorsuch’s role in them.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
The sentences will be handed down at a later date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Australian former defence force chief Mark Binskin handed down a report in August 2024 that found "serious failures" in the IDF's procedures led to the killing of Frankcom.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The verdict handed down by Hugh Ogden also had a major and lasting impact on the public’s relationship with big business.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
They are among the home cooks whipping up feasts from handed-down recipes and sharing those dishes with others.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2022
"When I came to Maine, a colleague who was a native Mainer gave me her handed-down family recipes for how to collect, clean, and prepare Irish moss, as well as a pudding recipe."
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022
And invisibly present is the handed-down know-how of weavers past.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
Everything she has was gifted, handed-down, or purchased second-hand.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2020
Then, according to the handed-down story, McLane managed to somehow deliver the codebook to Admiral de Grasse, enabling him to foresee British maneuvers and win the sea battle.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
