conferred

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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

These are structural properties that survived billions of years of optimization because maintaining them conferred advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

If it has, the U.S. will officially lose the measles elimination status that the organization conferred in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

“Your chairman recognizes the assistant chairman,” he said, nodding to Mother to let her know he had just conferred that title upon her person.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey