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Incidentally, by the way, as in “It may be remarked in passing” (Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, 1849). [Mid-1800s]

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The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
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Again the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.
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In passing to her own chamber she met the Emperor, and, in the agitation of her maternal fears, told him all that had passed.
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Passing, now, to the other side of elasticity—i.e., contractility—can we say as much?
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It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.
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