- past participle of give.
given
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The convicted killers' full names could not be given for legal reasons, and they were only identified as Jesús Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"If we become too dependent on services or products from a given country, that makes us vulnerable, whatever that country may be," Skjold-Lorange warned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The cost would be that the Fed risks falling behind the curve given the booming U.S. economy, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
But given “the structural challenge of a good part of their business,” he said, “I’m not actually sure that it’s a great stock right now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
And that system can change its mind at any given moment.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
His thinking begins instead with three separate givens: God, world, human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
They call each other wives, because in 2025 same-sex marriage and parenting are givens, not distant fantasies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
But coach Bev Priestman suggested that growing parity means there are no givens.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
It is only in such moments, when the musical acknowledges its givens, that it comes to life.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
They were, like this new body she was growing into, givens.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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