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That play was Santa Margarita royalty at its best — a Mosley catching a touchdown pass from a Palmer, the son of the head coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
An important advantage of this approach is that microwaves can pass through clouds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Instead, they wound up losing when their pass attempt fell incomplete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
California's bar exam is widely regarded as one of the hardest in the US to pass.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
When I pass a runner wearing a Philadelphia Rock ’n’ Roll Half-Marathon T-shirt, we smile and nod at each other.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
He threw scoring passes of eight, 11 and four yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
These occur when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole and experiences such extreme gravitational forces that it is torn apart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Stafford completed 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards, including two touchdown passes to Davante Adams and another to Nacua, who had 138 receiving yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Rails: Nearly 200 electromagnets along the rails generate a magnetic field that pulls the shuttle along the track, turning them off as it passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The road passes between the fast-food joints and then cuts into a wooded area.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Nansi's godson, Dai Powell, campaigned for greater recognition and said stories of what happened were passed down through his family for decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Two days after their meeting, he passed a message to Kapustin: He was in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The film’s multigenerational story touches on the cultural inheritance passed between mothers, daughters and grandmothers — whether through old traditions or ordinary rituals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the first, E stood alone, in clothes made for her and passed down from family.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Do you wish you would’ve disclosed to the president about not passing the bar?
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Even in a passing comment where he appeared to reference Yellen, he pointedly did not mention make even an allusion to Powell.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Circuit, was confirmed despite facing criticism that he had served as general counsel for Brigham Young University without passing the Utah bar exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Supporters say Prop 45 will speed up environmental review for essential housing, transportation, water, health, education and other projects, cutting costly delays and passing the savings on to consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The sisters and their party ate in the elegant, paneled dining room and visited in the plush sitting rooms, enjoying views of the passing Catskill Mountains.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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