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They confer the same economic and legal ownership, dividend and governance rights as their underlying shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

The consequence is to confer substantially greater discretion on the executive.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

Answering questions, they confer in a huddle before appointing a spokesperson.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

The city’s police union said Wednesday that the city failed to meet and confer with it over any of the proposals at the LAPD, as required under the collective bargaining process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Before leaving, I secretly drove to Groutville to confer with the chief.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Consequently, the clause confers on Congress especially broad authority over state electoral systems and makes judicial second-guessing of legislation designed to ensure equal representation for all particularly improper.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

I hope Mr. Trump will raise Mr. Lai’s case once again when he confers with China’s leader in Beijing later this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

The fact that they’re already in the S&P MidCap 400, however, confers a potential advantage over companies not in that smaller index, Roberts noted.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

As with anyone who has acted successfully, the experience gives Mariela both a thrill and a jolt of confidence—but for her, it confers an additional meaning and benefit.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Alexander Hamilton noted in Federalist No. 32 that the constitutional requirement of a “uniform” naturalization law conferred exclusive jurisdiction on the federal government, to the exclusion of the states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In February 2023, the local authority issued care proceedings on the basis that the girls were "beyond parental control" and conferred parental responsibility onto their birth parents.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

In 2007, the University of Wisconsin conferred doctorates on 13 women who showed their determination, strength, and bravery in the Space Race with accomplishments that paved the way for generations.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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

Other newfangled ways of accessing private markets have also crept onto investors’ radar in recent years, including digital stock tokens designed to mirror a company’s share-price performance without conferring actual ownership rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

"After conferring with the league office, because Lamar didn't take starter reps in practice, we updated our report to reflect his practice participation," the Ravens said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

But Indians in the US face the longest wait of any foreign nationality to receive a green card conferring lawful permanent residency.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025

“After conferring with several witnesses,” he continues, “I thought it best for us to speak in person—immediately.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray