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as in route
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California
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as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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as in excerpt
a part taken from a longer work
the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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as in process
forward movement in time or place
a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison
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Recent Examples of passage
Participants will have to stick to an average speed of below 50 kilometers an hour, on roads open to regular traffic, and will be submitted to time controls, passage checks, average speed trials and regularity trials.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
The passage of time has only sharpened the lessons of Entebbe for me.
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Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Other passages in Genesis Rabbah read Lot’s separation from Abraham as a sign of moral deficiency and covenantal distance, the latter underscored by God’s speaking to Abraham only after Lot’s departure.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
More restrictions followed, and eventually animosity toward new immigrants led to the passage of laws in the 1920s creating a quota system tied to nationality.
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Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
The passage of time has only sharpened the lessons of Entebbe for me.
—
Anne Neuberger,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2026
Other passages in Genesis Rabbah read Lot’s separation from Abraham as a sign of moral deficiency and covenantal distance, the latter underscored by God’s speaking to Abraham only after Lot’s departure.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
More restrictions followed, and eventually animosity toward new immigrants led to the passage of laws in the 1920s creating a quota system tied to nationality.
—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
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Reynolds was on her USPS route when the incident happened, Postal Inspector Jessica Adams told USA TODAY.
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But that trip to the sideline was short-lived and the 24-year-old has dominated since returning, stringing together 15 ⅔ scoreless innings with Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Seventy-two million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles away from their homes over the Fourth of July holiday week, and more than 61 million of them are expected to drive for those trips, according to the AAA Auto Club.
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That night, Valencia, the vessel’s captain, set out with a crew of nine from Jaramijó, Ecuador, for what was expected to be a typical three-week voyage, casting lines for shark, marlin, and tuna.
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The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
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Although excerpts were published internationally, the full memoir was only rediscovered by historian Jonathan Schroeder in 2016.
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Earlier, authorities blocked access to excerpts of Goktas' show, including pokes at Erdogan, that were uploaded onto social media.
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For many steps in the process at Hyundai’s sprawling Georgia auto factory, vehicles take shape without a person in sight.
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But even by the standards of the state’s direct democracy process, the 2026 election stands out.
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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Infosys chose that path, committing to retrain more than 250,000 staff instead of pursuing mass layoffs.
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The Catalan conquistador led the first mainland expedition of Europeans up and down what’s now California.
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From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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