- present participle of grant.
granting
Example Sentences
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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
In July, the Lone Pine Canyon Protection Alliance and three longtime residents, including Falb’s mother, Michele, filed a petition in court calling for the county to reconsider the decision granting the vested mining rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Under a 1947 agreement establishing the U.N. headquarters in New York, the U.S. agreed that it “shall not impose any impediments” on officials from member nations, including granting them visas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
McKenna West filed an emergency appeal asking the court to halt a previous ruling granting parental rights to California couple Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“This is what we call love,” the boy said, seeing that the wind was close to granting what he requested.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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