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The IRS was told to remedy this back in 2017, and conferred it with the SSA, but it determined that coming up with a new data-sharing plan wouldn’t be “useful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Parliament was alive to the fact that those powers conferred on the secretary of state were significant powers," Sir James told the judges.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration, “Animal Hero, First Class,” which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell