gifted

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This Safavid-era carpet created for an ancestral shrine in northwest Iran was gifted by J. Paul Getty and is prized for its ornately knotted design featuring lamps and central medallions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"Mary was the most gifted athlete I ever saw," said Ann Packer, who won 800m gold at the 1964 Olympics days after Rand's triumph and was her room-mate in Tokyo.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Aiken rose to fame as the earnest, vocally gifted runner-up on “American Idol” circa 2003.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The 50-year-old left Day in a snooker at the start of the frame and the Welshman's failure to escape gifted O'Sullivan a free ball.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

He was a strong and gifted athlete, charming, smart, and immensely good-looking–"handsome almost to a fault," in the description of William H. Cropper, "an Adonis" in the words of another admirer.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson