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donate

[doh-nayt, doh-nayt] / ˈdoʊ neɪt, doʊˈneɪt /


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To donate albums and other collectibles, think outside the boxes, as it were.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Hygiene Bank is urging people to donate essential products or money for National Hygiene Week, which ends on 11 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The country singer also asked fans to donate to the Young Center for Immigrant Rights, which helps children whose parents have faced deportations, during the opening night of her tour in Chicago back in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Employers can donate and let workers fund accounts with payroll deductions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Or I inspired Mr. Larkin to convince his company to donate some trees?

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He donates the venison to food pantries because he has alpha-gal and his son “almost died from anaphylactic shock from two Advil gel caps,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

A living-donor kidney transplant is when a healthy living person donates their kidney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

It provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 to anyone who donates to a nonprofit organization that grants scholarships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

A millionaire who donates $30,000 this year is able to cut $11,100 from their taxes, the Fidelity Charitable spokesperson said.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025

“The owner of the Afghan restaurant near here donates meals to welcome new families. Let’s go there,” Salma Auntie agrees.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Next was my friend Ezra Dyer, a columnist with Car and Driver, who donated the use of his beach house, his 21-foot power boat and his weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Kalshi donated $2 million to the National Council on Problem Gambling.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

“People think something they have should be donated if it’s not usable. They say: ‘Oh, that recliner doesn’t work anymore, I could donate it,” Novack said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Michelson’s institute first became a nonprofit in 2022, and the co-founder has donated at least $120 million to the research organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the evenings, Enrique watches the priest return to the church on his bicycle, loaded down with bags of donated bread.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

He had just started the FTX Foundation, which committed to donating money from his company to organizations “offering the greatest positive impact on the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Kao and his team settled on donating scholarships to women in STEM.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

When donating your time to make a difference or improve the lives of others, do you feel fully alive and happy?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

“And finally, a special thanks to my husband, William Holbrook, for donating a weekend at his deer camp.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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