donate
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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
Trina Traylor, a manager with the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, showed up at that rally looking to donate her time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Musk says he will donate the stock through those accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I’d like to donate part of this to help set up a little kids’ basketball league at the Islamic Center when it reopens,” he says, and the room erupts into cheers.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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Others she donates or sells, including recently getting £30 for a men's Barbour jacket.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
If he donates shares, he avoids that bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
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
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 private doctor donates his time to reconstruct a boy’s foot if Olga provides the materials for the operation.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Greene moved his event to Zoom to not cross the picket line and reportedly donated his honorarium to the union’s strike fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
She bought the flat specifically for writers who are starting out and are struggling to afford accommodation in the capital, and has donated its use alongside what the scheme called a "generous financial contribution".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
She supported Stevens in the primary and donated to her campaign.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Her homeowners association donated property it owned at the back of the neighborhood to the local school system, hoping to scuttle the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
But it suited David, somehow, as if growing up here in the wild allowed him to fuse with the animals that had donated their skins to his clothes.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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Dale said brands such as John Lewis had helped the team create a boutique-style shop by advising on clothing displays and donating rails.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 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
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
“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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