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Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“Counsel conferred with his client outside the presence of the government, but defendant did not change his prior statements.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Foreign citizens can be conferred knighthoods or damehoods but are not dubbed and cannot use the title Sir or Dame.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Mathematicians Ernie Hairston and Paul Williams conferred on “orbital elements, capsule position, and impact points” at Goddard.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly