bestowed

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Bestowed upon thousands and thousands of Americans since then, it remains a power both unique and highly subjective.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Bestowed on family, friends, or anyone else in an informal setting, “la bise” was de facto banned at the height of the pandemic.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2021

Bestowed every two years by the E.U., the Mies van der Rohe prize recognizes the best European architects practicing today and their cutting-edge contributions to contemporary design.

From Architectural Digest • Feb. 26, 2015

Bestowed with massive powers by the Constitution and thousands of statutes that delegate authority to the executive branch, Obama could make significant progress on his agenda in three ways.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2014

Bestowed merely to relieve ourselves from the painful sight of misery, the virtue blesses neither the giver nor the receiver.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 487, April 30, 1831 by Various