granting
Example Sentences
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She argued that granting permission for the first time in 28 years for the parade to go ahead "cries out for explanation".
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Seventeen have already reported granting more than $600 million in special awards to more than 40 executives during fiscal years that ended in 2026, Equilar data show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I wrote a piece for the Atlantic in which I said, “The original sin of AI is granting chatbots the use of the first person.”
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Senior coroner Richard Travers said: "I am not satisfied, on the basis of the evidence provided, that granting anonymity is justified by reference to common law principles of fairness."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Alabama legislature could pass a special bill granting compensation to a person wrongly convicted, but that almost never happened.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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