conferred
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It said states "cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service's rule-making authority, conferred by Congress".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Conscious feelings have more efficacy than nonconscious processes, meaning that once they emerged, they conferred so great an advantage that natural selection had to favor them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Fields Medal is conferred every four years upon up to four outstanding mathematicians under the age of 40.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s clear they also wanted to maintain the impunity conferred by America’s superpower status.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The doctors and nurses conferred in the corridor for a minute and decided they would put me under general anesthetic and remove the splints that way.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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