as in ceding
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter
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But Scrubs builds the new cast members into each episode bit by bit, ceding a little more narrative ground to them with each episode rather than immediately overwhelming their caseload.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The latest cliff-hanger, which saw Netflix ceding the bidding war to Paramount late Thursday, had Hollywood and the media worlds agog.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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As someone who frequently spends weekends on the lake or traveling to and from children’s sporting tournaments, durable products that can withstand transferring from the truck to the boat and everywhere in between are necessary.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Coaching staffs don’t have to worry anymore about players transferring after spring practice.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rewriting society’s decision-making Unlike biased pundits who hem, haw and hedge their bets, Web3 prediction markets cut through noise, bequeathing a signal that feeds into pricing mechanisms themselves.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Regional Administrative Judge Ray Wheless, who is in charge of assigning visiting judges in Dallas County, said Monday he was asked to stop sending Snipes to Dallas County courts after the allegations were made public and an investigation began.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutor’s whipsawing stances led Silvaggio to delay assigning the case to a trial judge for a week.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Payton relinquishing the duties deserves praise.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Riley was the head coach and team president for the Heat’s first NBA championship in 2006 before relinquishing those duties to Erik Spoelstra in 2008.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Deeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeding. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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