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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If no one is giving you money, or loaning you money, or granting you money, well, the options for where a microbudget feature’s money comes from are very few.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026 -
And ComEd benefited enormously from the arrangement, the opinion noted, getting Madigan’s help in passing key legislation granting a formula rate, investing in electric grid infrastructure and rescuing two underperforming nuclear power plants owned by the utility’s parent company.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Though signs of its impending closure were all around this past weekend, the New Black Wall Street Market was having one last hurrah.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Maduro and Rodriguez authorized a series of payments totaling $20 million under terms of the PDV USA contract before having a falling out with Rivera’s group by the end of 2017.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Phelps departed the top of the company after an acrimonious lawsuit and subsequent trial between the sanctioning body of NASCAR and two of its Cup Series teams — a 14-month process that revealed some pretty unflattering messages sent within NASCAR leadership.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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The sanctioning body pulled the plug early Saturday after overnight rain continued into the early morning hours.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The organization, which already handles production permitting in other areas of Los Angeles County, announced a new partnership Friday with Manhattan Beach to handle the city’s film-permitting process.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Eleven states have laws permitting it, while others have approved it through rules or other mechanisms, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the VoteMama Foundation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The dec-aura points are in the details, according Lavonne.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
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Alberto Velasquez, 39, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, according the outlets.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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This is a reminder that universalism, too, comes in many forms, spanning suffering as well as spirituality, materiality as well as metaphor.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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But with Giancarlo Stanton suffering a calf strain and going on the IL earlier this week and Randal Grichuk designated for assignment, Domínguez now has a path to consistent big league at-bats.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Despite conceding, Bayern improved as the half progressed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The 2-0 win over RSL on Wednesday was Miami’s second clean sheet of the season, after conceding eight goals in its previous four games.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Vouchsafing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafing. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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