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granted

adverb as in allowed, accepted

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Asylum seekers are housed by the UK Home Office but, after they are granted leave to remain and become refugees, that support quickly expires.

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Full emancipation for enslaved people in the British Empire, excluding some exceptions like the East India Company, was granted by the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

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Sometimes you don’t know what you have until someone who doesn’t take it for granted shows you why they think it’s awesome.

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The Conservative leader said the UK had "taken for granted the fact that we have been a fairly cohesive society" but warned "things are fragmenting".

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The competition is still seeking World Rugby ratification, which can only be granted by June at the earliest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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