donate
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But Hodgson said: "You cannot just donate something and then ask for it back. That's the whole point of a donation."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The “Thrift Shop” rapper has emerged a hero, and a chastened Sheeran and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft have pledged to donate millions toward humanitarian causes in “the region.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The prime minister decided to donate his salary raise for the next five years to charitable causes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He has said he will donate this pay increase to charity over the next five years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Uh, no. Because she’s rich. Her parents donate a bunch of money to the school every year. She can say and do whatever she wants,” Sam says.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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The 14-year-old is a junior astronomer for the charity UK Astronomy, to which he donates the proceeds from his book All About Space.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A living-donor kidney transplant is when a healthy living person donates their kidney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Simon family, through a charitable foundation, donates to many causes, including a $5 million gift to Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
He has written poetry since high school, peppers social media with inspirational sayings and donates time and money to several charities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Doody donates some of the money from the fund to leprosariums in the Philippines, all in Joey Guerrero’s name.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Re-Oak California needs donated acorns, volunteer planters and propagators, and money — especially if Crouch is to reach his dream goal of planting 20,000 trees a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The sale also saw 100% of the hammer price of 31 lots, which included 10 guitars, donated to two charities: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and The National Autistic Society.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Two days after the merger was announced, satellite-television provider DirecTV donated $3,000 to the California attorney general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The tissue came from people with and without Alzheimer's disease who had taken part in a long-term dementia study and later donated their brains for research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
She became secretary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and after they donated food to the villages she wrote the minutes of their meetings in a notebook.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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
During a disappointing football season last year, Michigan’s head football coach told a colleague that Jolin would stop donating unless he was fired—a claim Jolin denied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Getting rid of stuff is something we do nearly every week, through donating, trashing and shredding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
“You know, you’re the inspiration for this. The company who sent the trees mentioned seeing that a local kid was donating profits from his chicken coop sales to rebuild the picnic area.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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