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Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall gained a harsh reputation for firing senior officers who didn’t pass muster in the crucible of combat.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
A major risk now is that diesel prices stay high — and continue to put upward pressure on inflation — because companies are going to continue to pass that cost along to consumers, Stovall said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
After sophomore defensive back Sean Veritch snagged a deflected pass thrown by Bishop Amat quarterback Domenico Doran, the Lions drove to the Lancers’ 16-yard line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The team at Car and Driver cracked off a 0-60 mph acceleration pass of just 3.9 seconds, ahead of a ¼-mile elapsed time of 12.5 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
She hasn’t eaten, she’s very sick, and there’s heavy fighting up ahead, too dangerous for her to pass, either by road or through the trees.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
In the first half, Chambliss led four scoring drives, dicing the LSU defense up with intermediate passes and connecting on deep bombs down the sidelines, as the Rebels built a 24-7 lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Maiava completed 20 of 32 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns but missed several open receivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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 said people could save money by buying tickets in advance, using travel passes or railcards, and that pay-as-you-go did not support railcard discounts, child, family or return tickets.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
As the sun, Ra, passes overhead, the obelisk will cast a moving shadow across the ground.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
We passed the little green rowing boat he uses to go to the island to visit her, and walked to what he calls The Temple.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
But as the decades passed, the growing mismatch between the calendar and the seasons would have become increasingly difficult to ignore.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
She passed the spaghetti recipe to my mother early in my parents’ marriage, and Mom changed almost nothing.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ohio’s legislature also passed a new law mandating chip cards for benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Names were being passed from cell to cell.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
With each passing day, A.I. will become a bigger and bigger part of everyone’s lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Rosalind Ashford,” Martha Reeves said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Despite his retirement from the top board post, the change is considered an orderly passing of the baton rather than a sudden shock.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
By carefully choosing the size and spacing of these pillars, the team caused light to remain inside the meta-surface slightly longer and circulate within it instead of simply passing straight through.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was as if a sunbeam was passing across the page and illuminating the words beneath.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
