passed down

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Música mexicana’s boom has reimagined sounds passed down through generations with corridos, rancheras, norteño, banda and sierreño for the streaming era.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

If you dare to ask, sorry, their recipes for pizza dough and tomato sauce are secret, only passed down along the founders’ bloodlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Brand surmises that the Dutch collaborator Seyffardt acquired the painting at the 1940 auction and it was then passed down throughout the generations.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The craft itself was kept within a single family and passed down generations.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“It’s a chicken soup recipe passed down for more generations than anyone remembers,” she told Citra.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman