passed off
Example Sentences
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In the end, 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
Members of the crafting community in Cornwall have said they are seeing a rise in cheap imported goods being passed off as handmade local produce.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Proponents argue that eel species are effectively indistinguishable when young -- the point at which they are generally traded -- meaning the critically endangered Anguilla anguilla is often being passed off as other species.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
Without definitive documentary evidence of particular sources we may never know if this research included tribal melodies he later passed off as his own.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
