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benefactor

[ben-uh-fak-ter, ben-uh-fak-] / ˈbɛn əˌfæk tər, ˌbɛn əˈfæk- /


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Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

So Amazon MGM Studios became the surprising benefactor, offering Guadagnino a $40 million budget—the same amount of cash it spent to acquire Melania—along with a 2027 release date.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Let’s say your benefactor bought the house for $500,000, and the house was worth $1.5 million when you inherited it.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

With this visit, President Xi will feel he has done enough to remind Kim that his main benefactor is China.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

He was man’s benefactor and he was man’s destroyer.

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

So boards start “digging for dollars” by searching for loopholes in restricted funds given by benefactors who are deceased, Moore said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

And if last week's reporting on LIV is accurate, the money tap from their Saudi Arabian benefactors might soon dry up.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

“I think the market is saying these financial companies are going to be the biggest benefactors of AI,” with margin and operational efficiency improvements, he said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 4, 2026

If Bobby could make millions, and if he continued tithing large amounts to the Church, he could emerge as one of the Church’s biggest benefactors.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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