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beneficent

[buh-nef-uh-suhnt] / bəˈnɛf ə sənt /


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At the other end, three nuns from Chicago quietly chatter, favoring passers-by with beneficent smiles.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Isn’t giving your money away going to have the greatest beneficent impact on the most people?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

She brought to the ghostly role her own expansive sense of history — once again revealing eternity through her beneficent, dazzling, invincible artistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The book it describes, by Clancy Martin, is a doozy: messy, confessional but ultimately beneficent.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

The God of Wine could be kind and beneficent.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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