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The law is limited in scope and does not confer the same rights that marriage or state domestic partnership laws do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some appear to confer small benefits, while some come with hype that science doesn’t back up.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Part of the appeal of these near-premium cards is that they still confer a sense of exclusivity that doesn’t come with free or lower-fee cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

That’s why older first-time parents should confer with their own parents to tackle the “who’s going to take care of you?” question.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Hang on. Let me confer with my gents a moment.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

"Leisa is a phenomenal talent, and casting directors and filmmakers will be sitting up and taking notice. She has warmth and charisma and that magical but unquantifiable essence that confers star status," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the heart of the case is the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which confers citizenship on anyone “born … in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Consequently, the clause confers on Congress especially broad authority over state electoral systems and makes judicial second-guessing of legislation designed to ensure equal representation for all particularly improper.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

Stories thrive on conflict, which confers an unjust advantage upon the dysfunctional, the belligerent and the wicked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Let each one leave his children every good thing this realm confers upon him!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

The Crown didn’t take offense; Queen Elizabeth II conferred Stewart’s knighthood in 2010.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

It said states "cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service's rule-making authority, conferred by Congress".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

They point to the growing number of countries which have conferred de facto recognition by clinching deals, accrediting diplomats, operating embassies, and more.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Father never conferred with Fred in public—he didn’t know how to whisper.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

Then, of course, at the center of it was Louie’s passing and the conferring of dignity to somebody after they’ve died was the theme I wanted to focus on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The concept of a Christian “holy war”—a war conferring spiritual benefits—originates in medieval Latin Christianity, with its crusader theology of bellum sacrum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

As the Bank of Southwark went public in Philadelphia, investors hired muscular goons to sign their names into the subscription books conferring the right to buy shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Bain firmly she rejected accusations of corruption and conferring political advantage.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

After a few minutes of conferring with one another, Master Archer shouts out, “Where are Jehu Robinson and Thomas Entry?”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone