endowed

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The Smithsonian is named for James Smithson, a British scientist who endowed the museum with a gift in his will.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025

One thing was clear: Flying was endowed with a sense of occasion, if only for wealthy passengers and businessmen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "The United States remains committed to the Declaration of Independence's recognition that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

"The United States remains committed to the Declaration of Independence's recognition that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights," a senior State Department official said on customary condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

As I write this, organisms endowed with genomes are learning to change the heritable features of organisms endowed with genomes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee