grant
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We can grant that Macklemore is not an ideal ambassador for this fight.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Under China's Administrative Licensing Law, when an administrative authority decides not to grant an administrative licence, it should explain the reasons in writing.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Another new rule in the works would let them apply to ban drone flights near their property, an FAA official said, although only Congress can grant authority to shoot down aircraft, manned or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wade’s parole grant was rescinded on Sept. 1, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Back at his house, sitting on a small patio lit by battery power, he set to work on speeches, grant proposals, and reading through a pile of clinical studies.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Instead, athletes are awarded funding and grants by UK Sport, with the majority of the money coming from the National Lottery.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I think about like some of the artists I work with that get government grants in Austria and Canada and the Netherlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It found that grants to veteran-related programs by corporate foundations fell from roughly 1% of annual giving in 2014 to around 0.3% in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Belonging, I worked out early, is not something a room grants you.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
In this domain, the prize for efficacy goes to the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, whose brevity grants residents of Hong Kong a rocketing memory span of about 10 digits.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Reimbursement for travel can be granted under state regulation if there’s a reasonable explanation that an in-person appointment is needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
County Superior Court data found that just 21% of requests for restraining orders are granted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Permission was granted by ministers, but then challenged by campaigners after a crowdfunded court case, for failing to consider environmental impact.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He later allegedly acted as a front man and money launderer for Maduro, and in return was granted Venezuelan citizenship and a diplomatic passport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
We take facts so much for granted that it comes as a shock to learn that they are a modern invention.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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McKenna West filed an emergency appeal asking the court to halt a previous ruling granting parental rights to California couple Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In June, the European Parliament approved tougher migration rules granting authorities much broader detention powers, and allowing for the creation of "return hubs".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Rules governing how lawful information gets recommended or delivered can raise real constitutional questions—even granting that minors’ rights and parental authority complicate the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Copyright laws also underscore the premium we place on originality by granting creators – and even their heirs – long periods of exclusive rights for books, music and other artistic works.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
In granting the permission, Hitler saw an opportunity to improve the Aryan race and to save the government money.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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