pass
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Iran believes the agreement gives it the right to manage traffic through the strait and wants ships to pass through a northern route along the Iranian coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
These findings suggest that some sweeteners are not simply inactive substances that pass through the digestive tract without interacting with the organisms living there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
"When you're not able to do that, it can pass you by completely."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
A few months ago at the Pasadena City College Swap Meet, Whitley watched Saar pass stall after stall, ignoring all the wrong blues and reds, until something suddenly caught her attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
If I couldn’t pass the Lincoln simulation, I didn’t have a shot of winning a sim test.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Manchester City's Rodri, in particular, has been immense, making more passes than anyone else and making the joint second-most tackles.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
When a charged particle passes through a scintillator, the material gives off tiny flashes of visible light.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
But that strategy has faltered as sales of its Epic passes have plateaued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The latest attacks came after Iranian forces struck a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz -- through which a fifth of global oil passes -- early Sunday, before announcing the closure of the waterway.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Isaac gently asks if he can have the honor of carrying the Torah for a while, and Father passes it to him.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Five years ago, our mother passed away, and I was left to handle everything.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Their study found that KCL-286, an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injury that has already passed Phase 1 safety trials, reduced multiple hallmarks of Alzheimer's in a mouse model.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Seiichiro Murakami, a veteran of the conservative LDP, said after the bill passed the lower house on July 10 that it was "utterly outrageous" to rule out Aiko becoming emperor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
That time has largely passed, but he still recommends bulking up flavors with celery seed, anise and cumin, all of which naturally contain sodium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Like a savage watching his first civilized meal, I copied the leisurely gestures of the others as they passed bread and cheese and unhurriedly stirred their coffee.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Back in Avenal that afternoon, they filed into the elementary-school cafeteria, passing a children’s ‘Voice-Level Chart’ on the wall before taking their seats for the rival council meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
For the goal, Desire Doue failed to track the attacking run of Pedro Porro, who after passing the ball, arrived to receive the pass back, before scoring.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Jules Kounde: Struggled at times with his passing.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Last November, when England faced off with Serbia for the World Cup qualifying games, the stadium held a moment of silence for Dan Tana’s passing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
A kid in my Hawaiian language class is hoping for a passing grade on our latest quiz.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
