awarding

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Cerdán has already denied wrongdoing in an earlier case, in which he has been accused of acting with former party officials in awarding public contracts in exchange for bribes.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Grade inflation is the gradual awarding of higher grades over time for the same- or lesser-quality work.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

A 2020 investigation by ProPublica and the Tribune found that the government was awarding contracts before acquiring titles to the land, leading to millions of dollars in costs related to delays.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing companies in deals that include U.S. government equity stakes, the Commerce Department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

No. “Well—this is just a literary sort of exercise,” Pacheco told him scornfully, at last awarding the spiders a disdainful glower.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols