granted

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The electoral authorities have granted a one-day extension to more than 50,000 voters who could not cast their ballots on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It granted us a level of access to his inner circle and his sister, Elizabeth, who provided us with his personal journals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But there’s something uniquely insidious about how the phone is eager to sop up the bounty of time that retirement has granted me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The government has been granted leave to appeal the decision.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

From a distance, he spotted his wife, Barbara, and his parents, who had been granted travel visas from the Soviet government in order to attend the trial.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau