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beneficence

[buh-nef-uh-suhns] / bəˈnɛf ə səns /




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All that brainpower would have been for naught, however, save for the beneficence of Uncle Sam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2025

For the moral physician, beneficence must always exceed maleficence.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2024

Principle of beneficence principle that states that we should act in ways that benefit others or that are for the good of others.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Medieval and Renaissance painters depicted unicorns nestled in the Virgin Mary’s lap — a symbol of purity and beneficence.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021

However, the last seven years have been years of droughtless beneficence.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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