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confer

[kuhn-fur] / kənˈfɜr /




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

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The DHS statement addressed the issue: “To be clear, work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

The consequence is to confer substantially greater discretion on the executive.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

Certainly the Ring had grown greatly in power as it approached the places of its forging; but one thing it did not confer, and that was courage.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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

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

"Our work lays the foundation and provides preclinical evidence for a therapeutic approach for Rett syndrome that increases MeCP2 and confers functional improvement," Zoghbi said.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

And high-bandwidth memory confers various benefits, such as “design stickiness,” that Loeb thinks can reduce earnings volatility in the traditionally cyclical memory industry.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

“All right, everybody, let’s open our books, because science confers power on anyone who takes the trouble to learn it.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

Douglass’s “Narrative” was his claim to the rights conferred, not upon a craftsman, but upon a human being.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Alexander Hamilton noted in Federalist No. 32 that the constitutional requirement of a “uniform” naturalization law conferred exclusive jurisdiction on the federal government, to the exclusion of the states.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The guard conferred with another bear, who came to speak to her.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Gulf states aren’t the only ones conferring with the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 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

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

From BBC Feb. 19, 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

Max could hear them conferring outside his bedroom door.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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