- past participle of give.
given
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It’s some of the simplest and best advice I’ve given.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
“Rips represent a natural new vertical for online sports betting and iGaming operators, given similar gaming or lottery mechanics and customer demographics,” the analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
The supply shock is driving up beef prices to record highs—conditions that could last well into the next decade, given how long it takes to replenish a herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
In Scotland, the term "Scottish Asian" appeared in the broad categories, whilst "Black Scottish" was given as an example response for the text box.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
I had given Ma the same line, the first explanation that had popped into my head.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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His thinking begins instead with three separate givens: God, world, human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Bolch: A few things have become givens about the Bruins under Chip Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
But coach Bev Priestman suggested that growing parity means there are no givens.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
My criticism is not that these characterizations don’t ring true to me, but that they are givens enacted with such fidelity that they render the world static.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
He knows no more than they do about total reality—less, if anything: works with the same old clutter of atoms, the givens of his time and place and tongue.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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