granted

Example Sentences

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She no longer believes in the promise, once taken for granted, that each generation will improve its lot over the last.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

He was accused of acting as frontman and money launderer for Maduro and his government, who in return granted him Venezuelan citizenship and a diplomatic passport.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

We take his timelessness for granted in the same way people think anybody can be a star in the Internet age.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

In Canada, about 96% of assisted-dying requests in 2024 were granted to people whose death was forseeable - mostly terminal cancer patients.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

An older school of historians and philosophers took this framework for granted, while a newer school has wanted to debunk or deconstruct the concepts rather than explain their significance and trace their origin.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton