granted
Example Sentences
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I think we can take that for granted, but I don’t and I really do wake up everyday like, “How are we going to change someone’s life?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Pike's lawyers had argued she should be granted clemency due to her young age and mental health issues at the time of Slemmer's killing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“When you look at who is making the highest-paid CEO list, a lot of those are because of these one-time awards being granted in a given year,” said Courtney Yu, Equilar’s director of research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Johal was granted bail at Delhi High Court on 18 September, but has only now been released from detention.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Since we live in a society constructed around competition, we have a tendency to take competitive behaviour for granted as a universal aspect of social life.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
