Example Sentences

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The bestselling author has been awarding independent bookstores across the country since 2015.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

The club maintains tight control over the broadcast, and has been awarding one-year contracts to CBS since 1956.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 14, 2019

It is the first time in the 52 years that the 23-campus system has been awarding honorary doctorate degrees that trustees have voted to rescind an honor, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2015

Independent of the MacArthur contest, one company, TopCoder, in Glastonbury, Conn., has been awarding its own version of digital badges for several years.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2011