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sign over

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  1. Legally dispose of or make over to a different owner, as in She signed over nearly all of her property to the church. [Early 1700s]


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Last week, Kinney, Drazba and Gene Stilp, another longtime foe, drove to the plant gate and stuck a homemade “NO T.M.I. RESTART” sign over the facility’s new corporate name.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

This Moneyist reader wrote to say her brother was putting pressure on their mother to sign over the house.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

The kid who once stood outside the Rose Bowl holding a sign over his head that read, “One day I will play here!” did more than appear inside the storied stadium.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2025

"This requires a signature by a civil servant to sign over the reserve, and I can't really understand why it would take any length of time to do that," he said.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2025

As a reminder to himself and anyone who visited his office in the shanty, Burnham posted a sign over his desk bearing a single word: RUSH.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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