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“When he talks, everyone stops and listens because he’s going to bestow some concept that will change the way they think,” said Rich Caccappolo, vice chairman of media for the Daily Mail General Trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

So you’ll have to wait until next fall to see the Recording Academy bestow Swift with her eighth nomination for album of the year, as indeed it’s sure to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

Twenty-one percent of managers say Tesla is the market’s most richly valued stock, while 13% bestow the “honor” on Nvidia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

The president also told reporters that he’d always wanted to be honored by the Kennedy Center, joking that he muscled his way into the institution to bestow the award on himself.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2025

They remind us about the rewards the Director will bestow if the visit runs smoothly.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Supporters think the passage bestows citizenship on virtually any person born in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

In order to truly feel the benefit and gift that this money bestows, you clearly need to make sure it makes a difference elsewhere, too.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

“No,” he added, “it is the office of the president that bestows those far-reaching protections to the office holder.”

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2025

Redemption implies salvation or forgiveness, two graces Lorraine lacks for strangers and barely bestows on loved ones.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2024

In the meantime, Harry Potter’s well-wishers must hope that, next time, he bestows his heart on a worthier candidate.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The month before, Putin had bestowed him with a state honor, the Order of Friendship.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Polish Order of the White Eagle bestowed on Zelensky in 2023 by then President Andrzej Duda can be revoked if he is deemed to have "committed an act making them unworthy" of the honour.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Similarly, the prize for actor was bestowed on both Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne, co-stars of Lukas Dhont’s World War I romantic drama “Coward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

The Sharks won the league title in Finch’s second year in charge, and his own players marveled at the defensive superpowers he bestowed on them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Volpe bestowed praise—based on a particular thing a student had written, said, or acted onstage—and it resonated for life.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Caesar affected to disdain high office but in 27 B.C. maneuvered the Senate into bestowing upon him, as Agrippa relates, “the dignified honorific of Augustus—‘the Revered One’—close to, but not quite, divine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The isolated image of Judas bestowing a traitor’s kiss on Jesus is especially arresting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Metro's critic Dave Freak agreed, external, also bestowing four stars.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

In front of a crowd of attendees at the council hall on Monday, they were handed plaques by the mayor bestowing them with the status of "Adopted Sons of A Coruña".

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

He turned to Bailey, touched the top of his head with the pointer as if he were bestowing knighthood.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier