confer

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"Individuals recovering from severe viral pneumonia, particularly those with smoking history, may benefit from enhanced lung cancer surveillance, and preventing severe infection through vaccination may confer indirect cancer protection benefits."

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 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

If Freeman is elected, he and the Hall will confer about which team should be represented on his cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Yet this paper was so childish and ill-advised that it would hardly be prudent to confer upon it the award.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers