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[giv] / gɪv /






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Liverpool will give them every opportunity to fulfil their potential, but right now, just like Ndiaye and Ndukwe, both are far from the finished product.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Dodgers have shown a willingness in the past to give up top prospects for starting pitching when they see a need.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Seymour P. Lachman and Robert Polner give Carey his due for cajoling lawmakers, both at the state and the federal levels, into action.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Is this an opportunity to leave it to heirs, give it to charity or further your own education?

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

I push hard, feel powerful, give it every bit of me I have.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

This changes the volume of the air sacs and gives the larvae precise control over their depth.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Your adviser’s suggestion to manage $700,000 of your assets through a proprietary equity hedge strategy gives me pause.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

The actor gives what’s arguably one of his finest performances as Julian Sklar, a David Hockney-esque artist, with a biting wit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Angellica Bell, a Girlguiding ambassador and presenter, said the new design gives "girls and volunteers the freedom to style it the way that suits them".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

“When life gives you crap… turn it into fertilizer. Ah, sorry, that was probably stupid.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

It also gave SpaceX “all the heat-shield data we needed and then some,” Musk said in a post on X.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Oddie was also a passionate supporter of the Green Party and gave his time, and fame, to bolster wildlife charities such as the RSPB.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Liuzzo’s son Anthony was more blunt, saying we have lost the “protections” for our democracy “that my mother’s blood gave us.”

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The Mets took the lead in the first when Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan gave up a lead-off double to A.J.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Also, because I know Dad isn’t playing about the deadline he gave me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It could take years before there’s an answer, given that the AI build-out is still in its early days.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Raymond James analyst Joe Altobello said marine companies are focusing on upscale buyers, whose soaring stock portfolios have given them the confidence to splurge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The platform given to Waters by the Heritage Foundation is prominent, but despite the efforts of The New York Times, her intended audience doesn’t seem to be interested.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

This season, he has not given himself that chance.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Too late I realize my mistake: In the newspaper where his death was announced, Mrs. Dannenberg’s son was listed by his given name, Charles.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

That history is why contesting the constitutional allocation of public safety cannot mean giving private people authority to govern vulnerable people.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Moran is co-sponsoring a separate bill giving the federal government authority to order tech companies to shut down AI models deemed too dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

CME’s FedWatch tool is giving a 38% chance of a rate hike this week, though most experts believe a hike is more likely in September.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

But Scott got out of the inning without giving up the lead, and Brock Stewart recorded the save.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

“You shouldn’t have gone to see him alone, Edda,” he continues without giving me a chance to explain.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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