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Even more severely, it drove a more extreme form of isolation for solo workers: The likelihood of not seeing a single person all day, even in passing, jumped by nearly 25 percentage points.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
And after both dropped behind the Ferraris at the start, Antonelli's race-craft was much more decisive in passing them.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
To be sure, executives are sometimes talking about the conflict in passing or fielding questions about Iran from analysts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Former Congresswomen Marjorie Taylor Greene, whom Trump mentioned in passing in his post, responded to his comments on X.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Isobel does not even inscribe her name upon the pages, referring to her in passing only as the illusionist, a precaution he advised himself and now regrets.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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