be given

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The proposal called for the wealth fund’s profits to be given directly to citizens, allowing more people to benefit from the upside of the technology’s growth, including those not invested in the financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He has constantly maintained that when jurists interpret statutes, words are to be given the meaning that an ordinary English speaker would have understood them to possess when Congress enacted the statute.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

But if the choice remains Southampton's, should Eckert really be given a reprieve?

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

According to the Unethical Hoops website, which remains active more than a week after the date on the cease-and-desist order, only 100 copies of the game were made, to be given away to Underdog users.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

When she got back to her airfield with damage to both her shoulder and her leg, she let herself be given first aid but refused to go to the hospital.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein