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gives
  • present tense form of give (3rd person singular).

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This is the world of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, the 1989 television film written by Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy and directed by Pradip Krishen.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Appeared in the September 25, 2025, print edition as 'Program Gives Firms Platform To Highlight Emissions-Cutting'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Gives Back benefit at the Bellwether on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

For toilet paper, I get a big box every few months sent to me from Who Gives a Crap.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2024

Gives me a big sneery smile, points at my little skiff, holds his nose.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick