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goodwill

[good-wil] / ˈgʊdˈwɪl /
NOUN
generosity
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Buy Nothing items may feel too valuable for the trash or too personal for Goodwill.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"Goodwill must be built up and mutual trust needs to be expanded, step by step, by both sides."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

So someone who ransacks a Goodwill to fill their closet to the brim is more likely to use their wardrobes less and get rid of their clothes in larger amounts, ultimately creating more textile waste.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Orlando Fraser KC, chair of the Charity Commission, was also a recipient of a CBE, while Elena Goulding, UN Goodwill Ambassador, and Gavin Webb, an officer in the National Crime Agency, were both appointed OBE.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

I dressed in a pair of overalls, which I hated because they had suspenders, and a flannel checkered shirt, which Mama had bought at the Goodwill store.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez




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