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Piotr Szczerek, a Polish chief executive of a paving firm, said he was "convinced" tennis star Kamil Majchrzak had been "passing his hat in my direction".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Some of these were impulsive — yet heartfelt — attempts to "catch up" on a life that had been passing me by.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

He said four local residents were injured as they had been passing the school in Romny, which is part of the Sumy region.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

For months, he had been passing coordinates of Russian army movements to friends connected to Ukrainian forces.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

The girls had been passing the second canteen around, taking small, careful sips from it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall