as a gift
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Born July 24, 1929, Iwerks received his first camera at age 14 as a gift from his father, animator Ub Iwerks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer was given a personalised revolver with live ammunition as a gift by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the Nato summit.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I have a unique ability…to drive traffic,” Portnoy says in a tone that makes it sound as much a burden as a gift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
“If somebody gave me Florsheims as a gift, I would never be a snob about it,” the staffer told me.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the ash of a large stove they found a length of chain that the jeweler in Holmes’s pharmacy recognized as part of a watch chain Holmes had given Minnie as a gift.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
