confer
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This "selfless" sharing, known as horizontal gene transfer, can rapidly spread useful traits including genes that confer resistance to antibiotic drugs used to treat infections.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Often simply having the appearance of power can confer power.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon also partnered to launch digital tokens that confer ownership of money-market funds managed by many of the biggest investment firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
He also suggested that Microsoft’s tight relationship with OpenAI doesn’t confer the advantages it once did, especially as the ChatGPT maker faces stiffer competition from Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
“Hang on. Let me confer with my gents a moment.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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