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The degree is distinct from a doctorate of medicine or M.D., though both confer the same authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Different types of workouts also confer their own benefits when it comes to health and weight maintenance.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

The DHS statement addressed the issue: “To be clear, work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

That’s why older first-time parents should confer with their own parents to tackle the “who’s going to take care of you?” question.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Mr. Brademas hurries to the curb to confer with the officer.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

"Leisa is a phenomenal talent, and casting directors and filmmakers will be sitting up and taking notice. She has warmth and charisma and that magical but unquantifiable essence that confers star status," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

At the heart of the case is the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which confers citizenship on anyone “born … in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Stories thrive on conflict, which confers an unjust advantage upon the dysfunctional, the belligerent and the wicked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

“All right, everybody, let’s open our books, because science confers power on anyone who takes the trouble to learn it.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

The Crown didn’t take offense; Queen Elizabeth II conferred Stewart’s knighthood in 2010.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Under the NFL’s previous overtime rules, when a touchdown on the opening possession could end the game, everyone understood that winning the coin toss conferred an enormous advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It said states "cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service's rule-making authority, conferred by Congress".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

He and Flores sat quietly, wearing headphones for translation while their attorneys conferred with the judge.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The crowd murmured while the elders conferred with each other before the chief, Fezile, finally nodded and looked at me.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

U.S. and allied military planners, meanwhile, have spent months conferring on new blueprints for their combined force structures in Europe, under which the U.S. would reduce its nonnuclear deployments and Europeans would gradually fill gaps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

A firefighting aircraft was able to fly over the fire Monday and was conferring with firefighters on the ground to decide whether it would be possible to use more aircraft, Theune said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

As the Bank of Southwark went public in Philadelphia, investors hired muscular goons to sign their names into the subscription books conferring the right to buy shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Bain firmly she rejected accusations of corruption and conferring political advantage.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

After a few minutes of conferring with one another, Master Archer shouts out, “Where are Jehu Robinson and Thomas Entry?”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone