bestow
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We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
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
In 1967 he was elected to the PGA of America Hall of Fame - the highest honour it can bestow upon its membership or ambassadors of golf.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
Economic relief comes from the unlikeliest of sources: an Indian “compassionate appointment” law that can bestow a deceased government employee’s job to the surviving spouse.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025
And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor—the highest there is—that you have chosen to bestow upon me.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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