passed over
Example Sentences
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"AI fluency beats credentials every day. Somebody that has 15, 20 years of experience and no AI fluency will be passed over for those that have, say, three years, but are fast with the tools."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
After getting passed over for several quarters, Bloom Energy is finally getting a spot in the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
This past winter, the disease largely passed over large egg-laying hen farms that can house millions of birds in a single location, but still led to the death of millions of turkeys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
When Gullah people die, babies in the family get passed over the coffin so the dead person won’t come back from the beyond to take them away.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
