confer

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Asked by a Chinese senior colonel about how the U.S. would implement the consensus, Hegseth said the Pentagon would maximize the opportunities to confer with Beijing on issues including maritime or aerial actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Some of the outfits seem to confer the power of flight, though that illusion is fostered by the delirious energy of human forms liberated from conformity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The justices then read those briefs and hear oral arguments in the case in a public session, during which they can question attorneys for both sides, before they meet and confer.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

"Individuals recovering from severe viral pneumonia, particularly those with smoking history, may benefit from enhanced lung cancer surveillance, and preventing severe infection through vaccination may confer indirect cancer protection benefits."

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Occasionally the two met at Mutra’s, or at the stonecutting shop to study the scrolls, and presumably to confer for long dull periods over building plans.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw