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  • 51passing trade — british phrase people who go into a shop to buy something when they are walking past it Thesaurus: shoppers and customershyponym Main entry: trade …

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  • 52passing-measure — var. passemeasure Obs …

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  • 53Passing (racial identity) — Examples US civil rights leader Walter Francis White (who was blond haired, blue eyed, and very pale skinned), the chief executive of the NAACP from 1929 until his death in 1955, was of mixed race and mostly white ancestry. Five of his great… …

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  • 54Passing off — For other uses of this and related terms please refer to the pass disambiguation page. Passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trademark rights. The tort of passing off protects the goodwill of a trader from a… …

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  • 55Passing lane — Diagram showing lanes and road layout, with Irish road markings. A passing lane or overtaking lane is the lane on a multi lane highway or motorway closest to the center of the road (the central reservation). In North American terminology, the… …

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  • 56Passing (juggling) — Manuel and Christoph Mitasch, world record holding club passers. Passing is the act of juggling between more than one person. It is a very social part of juggling and is very impressive to watch. It is possible to pass with any juggling prop, but …

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  • 57passing — [[t]pɑ͟ːsɪŋ, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad... He had never taken more …

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  • 58passing — pass|ing1 [ˈpa:sıŋ US ˈpæ ] n [U] 1.) the passing of time/the years the process of time going by ▪ Most of the old traditions have died out with the passing of time. ▪ The passing of the years had done nothing to improve his temper. 2.)… …

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  • 59passing — pass|ing1 [ pæsıŋ ] adjective only before noun * 1. ) moving past: He was found by a passing motorist. Bridget grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waiter. 2. ) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious: a… …

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  • 60Passing loop — Trains in a passing loop A passing loop (also called a passing siding, crossing loop, crossing place or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing… …

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