be granted
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Pike's lawyers had argued she should be granted clemency due to her young age and mental health issues at the time of Slemmer's killing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Applicants who face financial hardship or are designated as refugees would be granted discounts.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Reimbursement for travel can be granted under state regulation if there’s a reasonable explanation that an in-person appointment is needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Most venture-capital funds are 10-year limited partnerships, so investors expect their money back, plus profits, in that time frame, though extensions can be granted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
And so, in consequence, there are infinite habitable worlds; what hinders? ... these and suchlike insolent and bold attempts, prodigious paradoxes, inferences must needs follow, if it once be granted which ...
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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