confer
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Some of the outfits seem to confer the power of flight, though that illusion is fostered by the delirious energy of human forms liberated from conformity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon also partnered to launch digital tokens that confer ownership of money-market funds managed by many of the biggest investment firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
To read the word regulate to confer some independent tariff authority would undermine that clear legislative purpose.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
The nature of men is such that they find themselves obligated as much for the benefits they confer as for those they receive.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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