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The phrase "passed reference" is not correct in standard written English.
You might be trying to convey the idea of referring to something that has been mentioned previously.
Example: "In the report, the author passed reference to the earlier studies conducted on the topic."
Alternatives: "made reference" or "referred to".
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Menopause (0=not passed (reference), 1=have passed) at the time of interview.
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MFL Fisher has a passing reference, but provides no guidance.
He also makes a passing reference to the shooting of Mr. Sterling.
Obama made only passing reference to what the US might be willing to commit to.
(Though her passing reference to a "$6,000 toaster" did some of the work for him).
Only one passing reference is made to the midterm elections that were upcoming at the time.
Unless I missed a passing reference, Ms. Moore leaves out her first husband altogether.
Two paragraphs later, Sebald picks up on Martin's passing reference to his nephew.
The way Carter tells it, the passing reference floored his investigator: "'You can?' my guy asks.
His application did not contain so much as a passing reference to the Disaster.
It's just a passing reference in a joke about Santa Claus wearing red (the Bloods color).
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