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mention in passing

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mention (someone/something) in passing

to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing.

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It is necessary to mention in passing the celebrated Ch`u Yuan(fourth cent. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context More results

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