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gift

[gift] / gɪft /




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"I'd rather buy my own gift for someone I care about. I hate having to be forced to contribute to a joint collection out of some rubbish sense of obligation," she says.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Direct payments for tuition and medical expenses are entirely excluded from the gift tax and don’t count against the annual or lifetime limits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Her expectation from the beginning was that I would cherish this gift and pass it on to my children, just as she had done when she passed it on to me.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

LeMoine purchased Daisy Chain Fields tickets as a gift to her daughter, Fairlee, who just turned 9.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

“Well, your gift kind of starts tomorrow,” I say.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Sombat Visetsuwan, 64, who lives near Pattaya’s traditional fish market, said he used to collect garbage from Navy ships with his boat in the 1980s and 1990s and often received gifts from visiting sailors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

To fight against conflicts of interest, a policy on gifts and hospitality had also been introduced.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

"This directly explains the presence of bows, arrows, and maces in the women's tombs; these were not just symbolic gifts but tools they actively used."

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

He was also pleased with other roles that showed off his gifts, including a 1982 film version of “Annie,” directed by John Huston.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

They pulled out their birthday presents for Deirdre and placed them on the table with the other gifts.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

Tchotchkes gifted by grateful clients prettied the pink cabinets and pink walls.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Even the smallest side characters were gifted their own spin-offs in the streaming service-boosted age of marketable intellectual property.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

In order to separate from the pack, it’s not enough to simply find the most gifted players.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Imagination Library claims 300 million books gifted since its inception.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“Luna, my love, if you should feel any burgeoning talent today—perhaps an unexpected urge to sing opera or to declaim in Mermish—do not repress it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

After the United States, the gifting initiative launched in Canada in 2006, then the U.K. in 2007, Australia in 2013 and the Republic of Ireland in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The new UK book gifting and reading programme has been announced in partnership with the National Literacy Trust, which has the Queen as its patron.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Warren Buffett did not donate to the Gates Foundation this year, ending a two-decade run of gifting Berkshire Hathaway shares to the philanthropy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Critics have raised a host of ethical, constitutional and security concerns about the gifting of an aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars by a foreign power like Qatar.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“Thank you for the ride,” she says, gifting him with a radiant smile.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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