give
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Good Good plans to donate the proceeds of the campaign for the driver to an organization that supports women, though they’re in the process of researching which one to give to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
While Heyward would marvel at how close Freeman was willing to cut it, Freeman would give Heyward grief for how long he’d take to get ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He acknowledged many people had a "negative" view of food creators, but added: "People give them too much reverence in the first place. They're just people with an opinion."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
That could give scientists a way to explore how animal genomes and biodiversity might continue to change over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
I can’t imagine how much crap these guys are going to give me if we don’t find Sandy June’s.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“It gives the keys basically to the large corporations in the city to basically employ everybody.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Brian Madjo's availability, after VIlla won their battle against Fifa to register him, gives Emery an additional option, although at 17 the striker cannot be expected to carry the burden.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It gives you more control over the timing of those distributions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Second inning, Blake Snell gives up a one-out single to Spencer Horowitz, who advances to second on a passed ball, but Snell strands him with a strikeout of Billy Cook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
He gives me a slight nod, his way of confirming that yes, we need to tell her.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
During the trial a police officer who interviewed one of Liu's female followers gave testimony.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Langley said Dunwoody’s police department is one of the most successful in the U.S., and that it gave Flock permission to use its cameras for sales demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The fact that your mother gave you the property doesn’t, in itself, prevent you from transferring it back to her and receiving a step-up in basis when she dies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those measurements gave researchers a detailed view of changes that had been developing months before the eventual calving event.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
I now realize I wore the black jacket with the logo on the back that Zora gave me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Through her Imagination Library, founded in honour of her father who could not read, Dolly Parton has given away more than 100 million free books to children around the world.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It’s timely given that AI agents demand ever-higher levels of inference as they run longer and focus on more complex tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Letsch, the elder-law attorney in Iowa, said she often hears from families trying to untangle messes with farms because they’ve been given bad advice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The haste of the transaction would seem to have given the buyers superior leverage, yet Walter negotiated a 25% increase on the $10 billion he spent on the team last October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But she’s also determined to fight—especially when she is given her first trial assignment.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
They treated a man who was in a critical condition, giving him advanced life support.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The bulk of these pages are written in the voice of Eddy’s castmate Jordan Brown, who is giving a rambling, unfiltered interview to a journalist from Out magazine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“By converting a portion of your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, you’re essentially giving your beneficiaries a gift that keeps on giving,” he adds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The parks will be built and opened in stages, with construction expected to take several years, Macron's office said, without giving an opening date.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
“You shouldn’t have gone to see him alone, Edda,” he continues without giving me a chance to explain.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
