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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

I want to have the greatest beneficent impact on the largest number of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Yet it is the principal instrument for U.S. “soft power” and has done much, over the decades, to mold America’s image—to the extent it has one—as a beneficent country.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

Virgil’s journey toward a beneficent existence starts with a family member’s funeral, continues through another relative’s hospice stay and then achieves fulfillment with our hero’s compassion-driven decision to look after the dead.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Nature in one of her beneficent moods has ordained that even death has some antidote to its own terrors.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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