conferred
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In February 2023, the local authority issued care proceedings on the basis that the girls were "beyond parental control" and conferred parental responsibility onto their birth parents.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Our founders didn’t believe that power should rest with one person, and that however much was conferred on the president, it was temporary.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
At the time, researchers were not sure why northern Pacific populations were not infected, but suspected previous or milder strains of the virus conferred some immunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
The children were excited by the request and quickly conferred with one another in that private, guttural code they sometimes used among themselves.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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