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Last year, the regional government pledged to bestow the honorary title of "village of military valour" for the participation of its men in the war.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

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

She had traveled to the basilica from her home in Tabasco state to beg Guadalupe to bestow on her at least one child.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 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

Lanning did not trouble to answer, nor to do more than bestow a single cursory glance at the top sheet upon Bogert’s desk.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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

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

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

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

Swiatek was bestowed the title of 'Queen of Clay' on her way to the rare feat of winning three consecutive Roland Garros titles between 2022 and 2024.

From BBC ● May 31, 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 name “Atatürk,” bestowed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly in 1934, means “Father of the Turks,” and it is Ms. Hansen’s argument that Mr. Erdogan is committing ideological patricide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

All this would be fine—an embarrassment of riches, to be sure; a tad too many treasures to be bestowed on a single human, certainly—if he were nice.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

He would begin a performance with Glass at the piano, bestowing an ingratiating quality of quiet pleasure on Ginsberg’s flowery imagery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

It feels like I’m bestowing a curse on Paul Thomas Anderson’s unrelenting movie, putting it in the pole position this early.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

It was here, in 2017, that Xi hosted Trump, bestowing on his guest an honour not granted to any US president since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

It's as if he's bestowing on the people a special gift from the king and they should be grateful to him personally.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2024

“This is a gay figure, Pip,” said she, making her crutch stick play round me, as if she, the fairy godmother who had changed me, were bestowing the finishing gift.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens