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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

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

On Saturday, we watched Bishop John O. Barres lay hands on Dillon’s head to confer the sacrament of the priesthood on him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

I was anxious to see my family and confer with Sabata and Daliwonga on certain problems involving the Transkei, while the ANC was eager that I confer with them on political matters.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Getting close to the action at such live events confers status, said Jaclyn Sienna India, founder of the concierge agency Sienna Charles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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

I certainly wasn’t seeking any degree, the way a college confers a status symbol upon its students.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

It said states "cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service's rule-making authority, conferred by Congress".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Conscious feelings have more efficacy than nonconscious processes, meaning that once they emerged, they conferred so great an advantage that natural selection had to favor them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

King Charles III conferred royal status on the Port of Barrow for its contribution to national defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

I know about the status conferred by wounds.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

This status brought “a safety premium,” conferring lower everyday borrowing costs for the U.S. and virtually unlimited financing capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

A firefighting aircraft was able to fly over the fire Monday and was conferring with firefighters on the ground to decide whether it would be possible to use more aircraft, Theune said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

As the Bank of Southwark went public in Philadelphia, investors hired muscular goons to sign their names into the subscription books conferring the right to buy shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

One day I was at the Head Office conferring with the commanding officer.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela