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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Following the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act passed by Congress in 1992, thousands of documents have become publicly accessible.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Homan, however, noted that the nation’s immigration laws were passed by Congress to be enforced, and said immigrants without legal status are violating those laws.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The amendment, which was passed by Congress in the 1970s, would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
As many legal experts have pointed out, those companies could face up to about $850 billion in potential penalties for violating the law — which was passed by a bipartisan Congress, signed by former President Joe Biden, and upheld by the entire Supreme Court.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Homan, however, noted that the nation’s immigration laws were passed by Congress to be enforced, and said immigrants without legal status are violating those laws.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The amendment, which was passed by Congress in the 1970s, would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
As many legal experts have pointed out, those companies could face up to about $850 billion in potential penalties for violating the law — which was passed by a bipartisan Congress, signed by former President Joe Biden, and upheld by the entire Supreme Court.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Pass by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20by. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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