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• The mentors are old and wise and given to speaking in metaphors.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
• It’s been given to her by a man who lives on a nearby street.
  — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
• After 51 years, because of us, that power has been given to the States and to a vote of the People.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2024
• This money was given to you as a gift to help you on your new path of married bliss.
  — Yadi Rodriguez, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
• One was given to him by the famous recluse Buckskin Bill.
  — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• The award is voted for by members of the media and given to the best female soccer player in the world.
  — Anna Gordon, Time, 7 July 2023
• The Almond and the Seahorse are the nicknames given to the parts of human brains that lay down new memories and hold on to the old ones.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
• Bruce was the name given to the three mechanical predators built to simulate the great white shark at the heart of the story.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• The work will be given to the Student Visionary Award winner.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 22 May 2024
• The lemon flavor masks any fishy taste, and the supplement can be given to children ages 1 year old and older.
  — Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
• Pell grants are given to low-income students and do not need to be repaid, unlike a loan.
  — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
• Pell grants are given to low-income students that do not need to be repaid, unlike a loan.
  — Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023
• Abedin also noted that the pair bonded over the drive first given to them by their parents.
  — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2023
• The gun used in the shooting was given to the shooter as an early Christmas present by his parents just days before.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
• The attention that was given to me during my stay and even before was profound.
  — Jaspre Guest, Fortune Well, 16 Dec. 2023
• Damage control parties were unable to control the fires aboard the ship, and the order was given to abandon it.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2023
• Not only did standards change, but the labels given to students changed too.
  — Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
• The flame was then given to Jul, a popular Marseille rapper, who lit the Olympic cauldron to wild applause.
  — Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 8 May 2024
• Both vaccines are meant to be given to infants via a three-dose series, then topped off by a booster a year later.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
• She was given to city government of Manila in 1981 by the Sri Lankan government.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Police data show that three were cleared, with no credit given to the camera for helping out.
  — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
• While Cincinnati’s wealthy have turned out for both the Democrats and the Republicans, far more have given to the Republicans.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024
• The firearms will be given to the National Police of Ukraine, according to the agenda of a Phoenix city council meeting.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
• Katie Hafner: Spinster was the common term given to a woman of a certain age who hadn't married.
  — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
• By chance, when Alison was 8 years old, a babysitter taught her to play the guitar that Barbara had given to John as a Christmas present.
  — Ann Hill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
• Offerings given to the Shaman for the ceremony at the sacred place of healing.
  — Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
• He’s got a really good ability to react to what’s given to him.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
• Emma spent the night lying there, the effects of the drugs she had been given to induce labor slowly working their way through her body.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
• The award was jointly given to writer-director Jorge Fons.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Jan. 2024
• The graying hair has been preserved in a locket that was given to a family friend and passed down the generations.
  — Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024