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had bestowed

  • past perfect
    of bestow.
    bestow
    verb (used with object)
    to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on orupon ).

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The month before, Putin had bestowed him with a state honor, the Order of Friendship.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

In 2020, Cambodia’s king had bestowed upon Chen the title of neak oknha, similar to a lordship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

This time, citing his “unsubstantiated and reckless personal opinions,” the laboratory rescinded the honorary titles it had bestowed, chancellor emeritus and honorary trustee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Australia also stripped him of numerous honours it had bestowed on Harris.

From Reuters ● May 23, 2023

As though something in their family genes had bestowed on them compulsory bumps that appeared randomly on different parts of their bodies.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy