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[giv] / gɪv /






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The US-born pope will give a speech to the Spanish parliament earlier on Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Iran's national football team was greeted Sunday in Mexico by a small group of supporters eager to give them a warm start to the World Cup, despite visa problems facing some staffers.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He is now trying to give away the land and 16 buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But when he arrived for his appointment, staff told him that because he wasn't a Jordanian citizen, that embassy could not give him a visa.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The way my dad tells it, the cello didn’t give me a choice.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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