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

“Counsel conferred with his client outside the presence of the government, but defendant did not change his prior statements.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Hubler conferred with Morgan Stanley’s president, Zoe Cruz; together they decided that they’d rather keep the subprime risk than realize a loss that amounted to a few tens of millions of dollars.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis