granting

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Brindle went on to say that it was "very difficult to tell at the outset when granting asylum as to whether somebody is going to go on to commit crime or not".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

He pointed to a 1999 state law granting Hood County’ special powers to protect the watershed feeding Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in unincorporated areas.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

In Maine, enrollment in a program granting $500 to newborns switched from 40% to 100%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“When you look at how the government is granting different layers of access to different social strata, this becomes clear.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Some of the arriving scythes gave obligatory waves, others played to the crowd, kissing babies and randomly granting immunity.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman