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donation

[doh-nay-shuhn] / doʊˈneɪ ʃən /


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"It costs you nothing, but we'll expect a donation," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Bukhman Foundation said it withdrew its $12 million donation and the Helmsley Charitable Trust clawed its $3 million gift back, Panzirer said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Last year, Strathspey Railway received a £1m donation from a mystery American donor which secured the railway's long-term future.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That includes the $6.25 billion donation from Michael and Susan Dell that will send $250 each to 250 million children 10 and younger who live in certain areas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Loomis’s donation checks were endorsed to “Ernest O. Lawrence, personal,” with the money to be spent at Lawrence’s sole discretion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Mark Iwry, a former senior Treasury official who led national retirement policy in the Clinton and Obama administrations, said auto-enrollment marks a major improvement but that stock donations raise potential concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, police concluded that Archer, in fact, had received very little of the donations himself.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The general donations, from the Dells and others, are uncapped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Charlie Zhang, 30, a charity fundraiser who was canvassing for donations near Bar Roma, said he was trying to bounce back after getting into credit-card debt and declaring bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Certainly, it feels like I always knew about donations in some vague way, even as early as six or seven.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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