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charity

[char-i-tee] / ˈtʃær ɪ ti /




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Charity can do good, but Mr. Bezos is right: Business can do better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"Rubio spoke about aiding the homeless, terminally ill and those afflicted by leprosy," Sister Marie Juan of Missionaries of Charity told reporters after his hour-and-a-half-long visit.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

St. Vincent’s was founded in 1856 by the Daughters of Charity as L.A.’s first hospital.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Audlem Charity Shop, in Cheshire, used to open Monday to Saturday and would take a few hundred pounds in a week.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Tripped and wrenched my ankle pretty badly, but Miss Charity was able to help me along. It’s nothing, really.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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