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gave

American  
[geyv] / geɪv /

verb

  1. simple past tense of give.

gave British  
/ ɡeɪv /

verb

  1. the past tense of give

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A Toyota Voxy minivan with tinted windows slid behind Ashaal’s SUV, then gave a burst of speed to zoom ahead and block his path.

From Los Angeles Times

"He used the AI program... to design the actual mRNA sequence. And then he gave that information to us," Thordarson explained.

From Barron's

It gave him broader latitude to solicit private donations to solve the city’s problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some of them were surprised by the amount of computing resources the company gave to the Sora team, given that video-generation tools didn’t make much money, nor improve the capabilities of its language models.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Lakers had an early practice Sunday and that gave them a chance to make adjustments with fresh bodies and minds.

From Los Angeles Times

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