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Part of the appeal is that near-premium cards still confer a sense of exclusivity that doesn’t come with free or lower-fee cards, for instance through airport lounge access.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Once a weapon is used in battle, and once it shows itself to confer an advantage, it becomes much more difficult for countries to give that up,” Jenkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Different types of workouts also confer their own benefits when it comes to health and weight maintenance.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 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

Emissaries were already dropping in to confer with him.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

"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

Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Barbara, the chief justice and Justice Barrett joined the liberal bloc in holding that the 14th Amendment confers citizenship to U.S.-born children whose parents are in the country unlawfully or temporarily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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

As with anyone who has acted successfully, the experience gives Mariela both a thrill and a jolt of confidence—but for her, it confers an additional meaning and benefit.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Conscious feelings have more efficacy than nonconscious processes, meaning that once they emerged, they conferred so great an advantage that natural selection had to favor them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Fields Medal is conferred every four years upon up to four outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

He and Flores sat quietly, wearing headphones for translation while their attorneys conferred with the judge.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

In the ranks he was anonymous, and it turned out that to have been inside conferred a certain status.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Overseas, synthetic tokens, which track stock prices without conferring ownership rights, sometimes deviated significantly from real stock values during off hours and periods of low trading volume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

This status brought “a safety premium,” conferring lower everyday borrowing costs for the U.S. and virtually unlimited financing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Downing Street published a list of the nominations, external and said the King "has been graciously pleased to signify his intention of conferring peerages".

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

"After conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn't take starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation," the Ravens said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

She leaned back into the cockpit for a moment—Maddie could see several figures beckoning and conferring behind her.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein