bestows (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bestow (on or upon)
as in confers (on)

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  1. provides
  2. supplies
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  • Instead, the watermarking provides statistical evidence that suggests whether AI was involved.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After a few rounds of showers and storms, high pressure builds in and provides a pair of quieter days.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The incident supplies the stakes, the essay supplies the framing, and the pause supplies the reassurance, all timed and sequenced by the company being written about.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Its Navico Group sells marine electronics and technology, while its Mercury Marine supplies engines and maintains a parts and accessories business.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
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