as in conferring (on)
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There are also fears that doctors in these practices may focus too much on keeping paying patients happy, rather than providing the best disease management or medical care, researchers said.—
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Justice Defenders isn’t the only such program providing assistance to human rights defenders that was terminated because of the federal rollback.—
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3 Sep. 2025
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“Bestowing (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestowing%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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