bestow
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Last year, the regional government pledged to bestow the honorary title of "village of military valour" for the participation of its men in the war.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
And because we can learn from it, the authority we bestow on the dictionary is gratifyingly reciprocal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
She had traveled to the basilica from her home in Tabasco state to beg Guadalupe to bestow on her at least one child.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
In response to outcry over the plan to include Suharto, Prabowo's office had insisted he has the right to bestow the title upon whomever he chooses.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
“It is my... pleasure,” Octavian said, forcing out the last word, “to bestow upon you the Mural Crown for being first over the walls in siege warfare.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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