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It gathers meaning as people remake it, parody it and pass it on.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Roth balances also can pass to heirs undepleted by age-related mandatory withdrawals that apply to traditional accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s not clear, however, that there’s enough support in the Senate for the measure to pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I was raised near the shore of Chicago’s slice of Lake Michigan, a body of water wide and blue enough to pass for the sea.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
All over Fernlight, animals froze, looked toward Deadwood, and thought, Hesterfowl’s premonition is coming to pass.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
For the Trump VIPs, being seen by both the packed rows of reporters with coveted courtroom passes and Trump himself was a key part of the ritual.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Its great colonial naval base in Asia would be in Singapore, allowing control of Malacca, through which the largest share of global maritime traffic from China now passes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
There have only been three instances on record of a player completing 100 or more passes in a World Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“It’s been a really tough time,” said the midfielder, who broke the World Cup record for completed passes in the tournament with 747.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
That’s what passes for comedy in this school.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
They each plowed millions into a New York congressional primary featuring state lawmaker Alex Bores, one of the authors of the state’s AI safety bill that passed last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
After a rather rough month for semiconductor stocks, the bounce seen the past few days may have some wondering if the storm has passed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even if Garnacho left on deadline day - September 1 - fewer than 45 days would have passed, making it harder to argue they are not connected.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
“It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news that one of our TSD seniors, Kaylee Hottle, tragically passed away yesterday in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland,” read the Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
I don’t do much breathing, so it’s a good thing it’s only a few minutes’ walk, or I might have passed out.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Rather than playing in a passing tournament on the eve of official practice beginning on Monday, Wixom and his teammates are choosing to do something that will help others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Magyar's government has moved to turn the page on the Orban era, passing a swathe of anti-corruption measures and changing the constitution to effectively bar Orban from running again.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Asked whether Iran would impose tolls on merchant vessels passing through the vital waterway, Caine said it was a “hypothetical” scenario — a response Kennedy rejected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In what could be seen as a symbolic passing of the torch, Lamine Yamal went head to head with Argentinan football legend Lionel Messi for the first time during the World Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The soft tug of an Afterlife realm—as gentle as a strand of spiderweb clinging to passing fur.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
