Like words passing out of use, though, it sadly goes unnoticed.

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On Twitter, Shaherkani's brother said he'd been passing on the kind words to his sister.

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In other words, they are passing on a chance to make more money for no extra work.

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Weeks or a month could go by without their passing on the street, and words were never spoken.

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When the next managing director of the International Monetary Fund finally takes office, he might give more than passing thought to his predecessor's parting words.

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It now goes to the House where, mark my words, it has zero chance of passing.

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Barely a day of that campaign passed without the words "health" and "protest" passing my lips.

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In other words a full half of his stock award vests solely according to time passing, most of it beginning to vest in as little as a month from today.

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There was an intense performance from Malawian rap act NiC, a duo who volleyed words back and forth like Sampras and Ivanisevic in their prime, deciding not to bother with those fancy passing shots and just belting the ball at each other.

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