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What type of dilemma gets its name from a tax euphemistically called a benevolence?

benevolence

[buh-nev-uh-luhns] / bəˈnɛv ə ləns /


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Many of Silicon Valley’s most powerful people have whined a lot in recent years about traditional media not being properly understanding of their companies’ brilliance and benevolence.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

This is not to say that “Wicked” was some noble emblem of blockbuster benevolence.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

It’s a kind of moral laundering, where so-called benevolence masks self-interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

There was a degree of benevolence in that ring.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

“A world of thanks for your benevolence, Agha sahib.”

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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