confer

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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

"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

To read the word regulate to confer some independent tariff authority would undermine that clear legislative purpose.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 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

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela