pass by
phrasal verb
passed by; passing by; passes by
: to happen without being noticed or acted upon by (someone)
Don't let this opportunity pass (you) by!
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Figure 1 shows steady growth in wind and solar renewables since 2010, including an uptick following 2021 when President Biden’s clean energy incentives were passed by congress: the Infrastructure Act first, then the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The censure resolution passed by a 75-70 vote and revoked Libby's speaking and voting privileges.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Laws passed by Congress have more legal weight than executive orders, so the NSF shouldn’t prioritize Trump’s order over its mandate to support underrepresented people in science, Scheppele said.
—Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Images from spacecraft passing by the planet did not conclusively show any evidence of water within it.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The censure resolution passed by a 75-70 vote and revoked Libby's speaking and voting privileges.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Laws passed by Congress have more legal weight than executive orders, so the NSF shouldn’t prioritize Trump’s order over its mandate to support underrepresented people in science, Scheppele said.
—Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Images from spacecraft passing by the planet did not conclusively show any evidence of water within it.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Pass by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20by. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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