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He believes granting farmers temporary planning permission for a period of five years to allow parking in their fields would help solve the problem.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He pointed to a 1999 state law granting Hood County’ special powers to protect the watershed feeding Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in unincorporated areas.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

GMS, which is incorporated in the U.S., said granting such a license would help reduce the number of shadow fleet vessels on the oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

For several weeks she troubled over it before granting conditional permission: ‘Just remember, you’re not a maid. I don’t want you wearing a uniform.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez