grant
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WSJLI: How do you decide whether to grant them more tokens or not?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kenya's trade ministry has warned foreign nationals that visa-free entry into the country does not grant them the right to work, as the government vows to shut down unlicensed small businesses run by foreigners.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The state agency does not detail how much of its grant money went to Flock cameras.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
All other types of cases are in the court’s purview merely because Congress decided to grant jurisdiction over that subject by passing a law.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
But in the end, the king would not grant the prince his freedom.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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He lists government grants, debt financing, help from the European Investment Bank and investors willing to buy a share of the business.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The report found that corporate foundation grants to veteran-related programs fell from about 1% of annual giving in 2014 to around 0.3% in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Belonging, I worked out early, is not something a room grants you.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Funding was supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Aging.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
After some preliminary research showed Professor Lincoln what a subject he had hold of, he had been able to obtain several grants, and a publisher’s encouragement to expand his thesis into a book.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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Annemarie Wiley was granted full legal and physical custody of their three children, with a visitation plan detailed for her husband.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
However, Sirisena personally intervened and granted Gnanasara a presidential pardon in 2019 after the monk had served less than a year of his sentence.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Under the law, even those with a permit to carry a gun could not take it out of their homes unless they applied for - and were granted - additional authorisation.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The state’s complaint says both Venezuelan men “were residing in Minnesota lawfully, having been granted ‘Temporary Protected Status,’” or TPS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Although I was sleeping on the bare earth, I felt cocooned in the sublime rest I had been granted.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Under a new model unveiled by Beijing late last month, developers will collect only a small initial deposit, granting buyers the right to walk away from a purchase if their homes aren’t delivered on time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Six years ago, county voters approved a measure granting the commission subpoena powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
For those aged 13 to 18, they advised granting gradually more autonomous use of social media and other platforms that have "actively introduced key safety features".
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Copyright laws also underscore the premium we place on originality by granting creators – and even their heirs – long periods of exclusive rights for books, music and other artistic works.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“It seems clear to me that there should be oversight for the granting of immunity, just as the selection committee provides oversight for gleaning.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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