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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 for the brand remains with some, but shopping at its stores can sometimes be more frustrating than many would like.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And this influencer, with a sharp blond bob and glass skin, is trying on jackets at a small-town Goodwill, where the merchandise has not yet been eviscerated by other consumers completing their own “hauls.”

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

In just a few weeks, they’d learned the location of every Salvation Army store, St. Vincent de Paul’s, and Goodwill in the greater Cleveland area.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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