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Now, just 1,000 containers pass by the largely vacant docks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

As it continues inward, it is expected to make its closest pass by Messier 87 in roughly 200-300 million years.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

"When hedgehogs pass by each other, you can tell that they are interacting. Maybe that's just chemical reactions to smelling each other," she says.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

We pass by the opportunity to invest our resources in other kinds of things like producing more housing.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

"And this change, O most learned Prince, has doubtless been brought to pass by the powerful incantations of those wicked persons who now call themselves kings and queens of Narnia."

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis




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