passed on
Example Sentences
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YouTube passed on an opportunity to add NFL games this season, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
It is certainly one for the supporters who watched their players either take too long over chances or, on many occasions, passed on the responsibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“I give credit to the Clark County D.A. for bringing a very difficult cold case and getting across the finish line when every other prosecutor who considered it passed on it,” Rahmani said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"My wish after my death is that the eternally bright future, the beauty of human love and my soul will be passed on," Kusama told reporters in 2017.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
To enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, the Volstead Act—named for the congressman who introduced it—was passed on October 28, 1919.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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