passes over
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Knight, Robert Sherrill, the Washington correspondent for The Nation, was – after holding press passes over several years – denied a press pass because the Secret Service advised he should not be given one.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
After thousands of passes over the Moon, researchers have assembled maps precise enough to identify new craters, landslides, spacecraft landers, seismic faults, and possible signs of lava tubes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He passes over in silence the laptop episode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With tropical storm-strength winds and rain already expected well before it passes over central Jamaica - including potentially the capital, Kingston - it warns that "preparations should be rushed to completion".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
I duck just before a blast of hot air passes over my head.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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