beneficent
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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
Isn’t giving your money away going to have the greatest beneficent impact on the most people?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
While the prosecutor at his best is one of the most beneficent forces in our society, when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is one of the worst.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025
When Butler’s Prospero refers to Miranda as “a third of mine own life” while bestowing her on Ferdinand, he seems more resentful than beneficent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Presumably they belonged to venerated ancestors whose beneficent presence was thus assured.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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