confer
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Longtime U.S. residents who might once have fought removal from home — where they can more easily gather evidence to support their case and confer with lawyers — are instead being held indefinitely.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
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
The FTC even argued the 1976 law’s “capacious” language “signals Congress’s intent to confer considerable discretion on the Commission.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
To read the word regulate to confer some independent tariff authority would undermine that clear legislative purpose.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
Hale’s lawyer Freeling emerged from the chamber and said, “Your Honor, I’d like to ask the court to allow Mr. Burkhart until tomorrow to confer with the defense.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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