passing

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This touch-sensing ability could help monitor wildlife movement, such as animals passing through a field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

According to O'Hara, the passing of the Bill was an important step for the East Yorkshire coast.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

When asked Friday if there was an uptick in ships passing through Hormuz, Matt Smith, U.S. head analyst at Kpler, said that “it is too soon to say.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But that won’t be easy since passing on the tight 1.968-mile street course, with its 11 turns, is difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The teams will not rest this first night—they are too excited and must be allowed to run until they settle in—so the darkness brings a particular insanity of passing teams and tangles and moose.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen