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charitable

[char-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl /




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He has fond memories of working to provide “internships for underprivileged kids in the hospitality business” and other charitable projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

“Education as a charitable purpose is a very broad category,” he said.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

"Families had left donations that they wanted to go to charitable causes on behalf of their loved ones," said Tams.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

He started a charitable foundation of his own, Bay Scholars, which helps poor and underserved youth attend Catholic high schools throughout the area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Any adversary who is unscrupulous enough to give the least charitable reading to an unhedged statement will find an opening to attack the writer in a thicket of hedged ones anyway.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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