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Bury are granting free entry to Morecambe supporters for their opening Northern Premier League West game of the season against Newcastle Town on Saturday as a gesture of solidarity.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

Real estate listing platform Redfin says 44% of sellers are granting concessions to buyers, and 13% of all sales in March were canceled due to jittery buyers in an uncertain economy with high interest rates.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

Some large employers are granting paid COVID-19 sick leave to workers but they require proof in the form of a positive diagnosis - a problem because COVID-19 tests remain in short supply in many places.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2020

Judges nationwide are granting about 70 sentence reductions per week, Justice Department officials said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2015

The Assistant Secretary of War, and several others, “by order of the Secretary of War,” are granting a fearful number of exemptions daily.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp