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in passing
Idioms and Phrases
Incidentally, by the way, as in “It may be remarked in passing” (Charlotte Brontë, Shirley , 1849). [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
But over the weekend, Senate Republicans sidestepped the parliamentarian to jam through their budget blueprint, the first procedural step in passing the tax plan.
Tech consultant Naomi Timperley had only met Wall in passing - she followed her on Twitter and they were connected on LinkedIn.
Five minutes before the attack she had noticed in passing two men sitting on a park bench, who then walked away.
He mentioned in passing that all this will cause "a little disturbance but we're ok with that, it won't be much" so there's no need to worry our pretty little heads about it.
I once had to sit through a 15-minute FBI interview because my upstairs neighbor in New York City — someone I had only spoken to in passing — was being considered for a bureaucratic federal job.
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