confer
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Different types of workouts also confer their own benefits when it comes to health and weight maintenance.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The DHS statement addressed the issue: “To be clear, work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
That’s why older first-time parents should confer with their own parents to tackle the “who’s going to take care of you?” question.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The consequence is to confer substantially greater discretion on the executive.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The two men confer, standing so close their foreheads nearly touch.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
And while it confers some key benefits — particularly a 2% reward on Costco purchases, delivered annually in the form of a store certificate — it isn’t necessarily a VIP-type program.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
As the authors note, "The combination of advanced imaging techniques and machine learning confers methodological robustness and contributes significantly to the ongoing scientific discourse on post-viral syndromes."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Let each one leave his children every good thing this realm confers upon him!
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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He and Flores sat quietly, wearing headphones for translation while their attorneys conferred with the judge.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Douglass’s “Narrative” was his claim to the rights conferred, not upon a craftsman, but upon a human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Experts told us they were concerned that these rules were open to abuse because of how quickly that status can be conferred.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Last year, Pirro hired two lawyers and conferred upon them the title of special counsel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
They had flown from a secret airfield in Canada to a rendezvous somewhere in Siberia, and had conferred with members of the Eurasian General Staff, to whom they had betrayed important military secrets.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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
Back in Chiapas, where he said he can’t find work, he is helping his parents cultivate their land, while also conferring with Maria on how they might reunite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 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
During this time, the judges are conferring in another room, deciding on the winning queens.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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