granting

Example Sentences

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In Maine, enrollment in a program granting $500 to newborns switched from 40% to 100%.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would only grant adjustment of status—the formal name for granting a green card inside the country—in “extraordinary circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

On Friday, Iran's football federation president announced the team would participate, but laid down a list of requirements, including around the granting of visas and the treatment of staff.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Even those who were asking for clear specifics from ownership were nearly all in favor of granting the conditional-use permit, which was the ostensible purpose of the meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Now, with his hands folded over his stomach, answering questions with the pacific smile of a pontiff granting dispensations, he was so perfectly at his ease that there was something palpably dishonest about it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt