bestow
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“We were providing them with data they thought was valuable that they want to replicate on their own using the best practices we could bestow on them,” Abramson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
At the time, the Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt said: "This universally popular figure deserves the highest praise the nation can bestow, and a knighthood is just that."
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
And because we can learn from it, the authority we bestow on the dictionary is gratifyingly reciprocal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
In response to outcry over the plan to include Suharto, Prabowo's office had insisted he has the right to bestow the title upon whomever he chooses.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
Horses I cannot take to Ithaka; let me bestow them back on you, to serve your glory here.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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