as in granting
formal + old-fashioned
to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege
He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.
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Several Republicans have suggested that restoring those positions—along with granting back pay to furloughed workers—could be part of a broader reopening deal.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Roberts, however, signaled concern about granting the president unchecked power in matters that could affect domestic consumers.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were fires that needed putting out across the team and having Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai in form has helped extinguish a number of them.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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He was suspended to begin the 1995 season for cocaine and admitted to having a substance abuse problem.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The sanctioning body’s comprehensive net income was more than $537 million in 2023 — which included a major land sale — and $103 million in 2024.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, the jury criminalized one set of transactions while sanctioning the other, without any meaningful legal standard to distinguish between them.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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City officials are completing permitting and logistical details with San Diego Gas & Electric to install 750 to 800 charging portals at 59 locations — 20 library branches and 39 pools or recreation centers.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The filing comes days after Spotify was accused in another class action lawsuit of permitting massive amounts of streaming fraud on its platform, which siphons royalties from artists whose numbers aren’t artificially inflated.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The bitter cold will extend to the Gulf Coast and Florida Panhandle by Monday night, with high temperatures in cities like Atlanta and Chicago dropping into the 40s and 30s, according.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Some may know the Greek-style building for its pipe organ, said to the largest ever built by the Henry Pilcher's Sons Organ Company, according the Encyclopedia of Louisville.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Green Bay Packers will look to get back on track in Monday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering an upset loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 9.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yet on the road Spurs are the best team in the land, earning 13 points from 15, scoring 12 goals and conceding only three.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Without conceding much, Washington could stop cross-strait antagonisms from descending further and create room for a better trajectory to emerge.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Vouchsafing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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