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
We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Australians demand success against Australia to bestow respect upon an opposing player.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 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
There’s no other word quite like hero, so let’s not bestow it too freely.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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
By not repeating them, he will be able to make men feel secure and win them over with the benefits he bestows upon them.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Britain’s Prince Harry bestowed its name on the athletic games he created for wounded soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Dame Mary Berry will be bestowed with Bafta's highest honorary award, the Bafta Fellowship, while Martin Lewis will receive the Special Award.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Their impeccable hearing and quick thinking were rewarded by the Austrian emperor, who bestowed the pretzel bakers with their own coat of arms featuring two lions holding a massive pretzel.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
For the most part, “I Swear” is a string of anecdotes about Mr. Davidson’s life, culminating in an honor bestowed by Queen Elizabeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
She now bestowed one of her rare smiles on the dressmaker.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
The isolated image of Judas bestowing a traitor’s kiss on Jesus is especially arresting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The biggest engines are often installed in pairs or quads, bestowing “Miami Vice”-style speed on large vessels packed with creature comforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
Neither the Kremlin nor Russian foreign ministry has publicly acknowledged posthumously bestowing the Order of Lenin, a Soviet-era award recognising outstanding civilian service, on Gloss.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
“Thanks, Dedalus,” said Harry, bestowing a small and embarrassed smile upon the dark-haired Hestia.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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