passed down
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That’s money which is not only never received, but never available to be spent, saved or passed down.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
"This made it clear that their longer healthspan was passed down to subsequent generations," he says.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
If you dare to ask, sorry, their recipes for pizza dough and tomato sauce are secret, only passed down along the founders’ bloodlines.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Música mexicana’s boom has reimagined sounds passed down through generations with corridos, rancheras, norteño, banda and sierreño for the streaming era.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Presently, as the keepers passed down the line of cages, a great commotion was heard.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
