passed off
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A last-minute ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, brokered by US President Donald Trump, reduced the danger of any attack and the parade passed off without incident.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
A man who operated a biolab in Reedley was convicted Tuesday of fraudulently selling $3.8 million worth of COVID-19 tests that he obtained from China and passed off to customers as being American-made.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Most of the festivities passed off without incident, as crowds gathered in many areas of Paris after PSG's 1-1 draw in Munich.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr pointed to the example of Europe now being "cut off" from the Philippines as the continent's airlines had passed off the route to the now-grounded Gulf airlines.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
At Deutsche Bank they were passed off to a twenty-three-year-old bond salesman who had never had a customer of his own.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
