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benevolence

[buh-nev-uh-luhns] / bəˈnɛv ə ləns /


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Phrenologists divided the brain into 37 regions, each corresponding to a trait: combativeness, cautiousness, benevolence, individuality and so on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

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

Krusek says what makes the show compelling “is the spirit of the videos, just the sense of joyousness and benevolence that they communicate, and a real sense of reverence for the art and the artists.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s that type of benevolence that fuels Minnesota nice, and what shatters it.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Long ago, when his mind had been a nimble boy’s called Wart—long ago he had been taught by an aged benevolence, wagging a white beard.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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