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He also represented the AFC in 2008 after intercepting seven passes that season.
From the tennessean.com
Not a single day passes in Egypt without more than one suicide attempt reported.
From the abcnews.go.com
The sophomore caught nine passes for 117 yards in perhaps his last college game.
From the thenewstribune.com
He completed 19 straight passes and threw for 322 yards in the first half alone.
From the thenewstribune.com
That night, Rudock completed 15 of 20 passes for 333 yards with four touchdowns.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Tickets are available for individual games or all day passes for $10 per person.
From the news-journalonline.com
So it feels good to finally put a few passes together, and get that shot on net.
From the omaha.com
Horne, who also is enrolled, caught 51 passes for 1,176 yards and 12 touchdowns.
From the omaha.com
This also was the first season Vick completed at least 60 percent of his passes.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Base on balls: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
  • Go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
  • Passing(a): of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
  • (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
  • Travel by: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
  • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
  • PASS (the Proof of Age Standards Scheme) is a government-backed scheme in the UK that gives young people a valid and accepted form of proof of age identification. The scheme is supported by the Home Office, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
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  • In a range of hills or, especially, of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, hause, bwlch (Welsh), brennig or bealach (Gaelic)) is a path that allows the crossing of a mountain chain. It is usually a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. ...