bestowed

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A “brujo,” a “magician,” “a social arsonist” and the “father of Chicano Theater” — these are just a few of the monikers that have been bestowed upon Luis Valdez over the course of his decades-long career.

From Los Angeles Times

The awards bestowed by North America's largest critics' group could give movie campaigns much-needed extra momentum as Oscars voting nears.

From Barron's

This was not charity bestowed from afar, but mutual aid.

From Los Angeles Times

The sycophants bestowed with medals and presidential commendations.

From Los Angeles Times

But didn’t I need to exist as my own person in order to do the job bestowed on me when my daughter exited my body seven years earlier?

From Los Angeles Times