bestowed
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But boards don’t always get the attention or recognition bestowed on C-suite leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Set up in 1988 and named after Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, the prize is bestowed annually on individuals or organisations to recognise their fight for human rights or democracy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The month before, Putin had bestowed him with a state honor, the Order of Friendship.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
As a precision-minded songwriter, she bestowed a kind of emotional dignity on everyday characters in hardscrabble circumstances; as a glittering pop persona, she called constant attention to the artifice of her own A-list stardom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Archie had bestowed one of his sickly sweet smiles on Jerry.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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