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donate

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


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Cynically, it even puts a sour spin on the two charity workers who ask Scrooge to donate money to the poor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Children across Staffordshire who might otherwise go without a Christmas present are set to receive gift-filled shoeboxes through a new appeal encouraging residents to donate locally.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

For donors aged 70 1⁄2 or older with traditional IRAs, making gifts of IRA funds via QCDs is often the most tax-efficient way to donate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the provincial capital Karak, dozens of people visited Prince Ali Military Hospital, where most of the wounded were taken, to donate blood or express solidarity.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Then, after we’d collected about ten huge garbage bags full of coats, my mom and dad and I drove all the way downtown to the Bowery Mission to donate the coats.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

If he donates shares, he avoids that bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Betting is strictly regulated and the main, state-owned operator Norsk Tipping donates 64% , externalof its proceeds to sporting purposes, with the main distribution going towards facilities in the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

That means it is run as a business but is focused on a social purpose and donates more than half its profits to good causes.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 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

The other eight councils said the items moved out of their collections had been donated, transferred to other museums, or disposed of.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

In 2016, Ellison donated $200 million to USC to build the interdisciplinary medical center focused on cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

That same month, Nvidia donated $25 million to the president’s ballroom project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Another 150 million kroner would be donated to Ukraine's energy sector, Rasmussen told reporters.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

“He donated a bunch of money to create the memorial room at Perkins. He spent most of his life in Colorado, but we thought maybe he grew up in Lambert.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Denmark on Tuesday hosted security talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Nordic leaders, as Copenhagen announced it was donating $720 million in military aid.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

There’s also nothing to stop Mr. Kirby from bequeathing his fortune, or donating his $32.3 million in compensation last year, to the feds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kao and Hartman struck a similar bargain with Wilson, Kao told the FBI, at a private lunch he secured by donating to his campaign.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It added that it may explore donating to nonprofits or directly distributing funds to “specific populations.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Why was he donating five hundred dollars to the American Cancer Society?

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman


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