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passes

  • plural
    of pass.
    pass
    verb (used with object)
    to move past; go by.
  • present tense form
    of pass (3rd person singular).
    pass
    verb (used with object)
    to move past; go by.
passés
  • plural
    of passé.
    passe
    noun
    the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.

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Ultimately, it will come down to the amount of time that passes and the depth of the fissure between you and your son and daughter-in-law.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Bennett, a fourth-year pro making his seventh preseason start, completed four of six passes for 38 yards and led a field-goal drive before giving way to Simpson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Max Klare, a second-round draft pick out of Ohio State, was targeted eight times, and caught seven passes for 37 yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

But perhaps the most poignant moment will be when the cortege passes through the streets on Saturday.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“We’ve got work to do,” he yells to me as he passes.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Well, Mozart lived in the last days of the old world, and the old world and the thoughts and sentiments of the old world are certainly a little passés now.

From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by John F. Runciman

The mother shed no tears; when from her bed she saw us carry it away she looked mournfully on, and as we went out she whispered, "Mes beaux jours sont passés."

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various

"That's right, growl ahead, thou, tes beaux jours sont passés, but for me l'amour, l'amour—que c'est gai, que c'est frais!" he half sung, half shouted.

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd