donate
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Wong's predecessor, Lee Hsien Loong, had also pledged to donate his salary increase to charity for several years back in 2007.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
The prime minister said he had decided to donate his raise for the next five years to charitable causes, although he didn’t expect other politicians to follow suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
People taking part in the £3-a-day challenge are also being asked to donate the remaining money they would have spent on food towards this project.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I inspired a company to donate some trees.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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The store donates a portion of proceeds to local cat rescues, such as Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, Northeast L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The family foundation regularly donates to refugee organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
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
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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The main U.S. maker—a company called LifeVac—has donated more than 10,000 devices to schools across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
As an added treat, the third and topmost floor of shelving contains a variety of art books donated by actor and avid art collector Steve Martin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It felt really empowering that I could have that written down to say I want X amount donated."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
More than 10,000 people in the United States with chronic liver disease are currently waiting for a liver transplant, yet the supply of donated organs falls far short of demand.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dimple remembered hearing Evan say at the talent show that Hari’s parents had donated the new computer science wing.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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The supposed concern was that financial firms would try to win business from government pension funds by donating to politicians who help oversee them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bakewell, in an interview, said he had not been aware that his role at Brotherhood Crusade barred him from donating to Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Getting rid of stuff is something we do nearly every week, through donating, trashing and shredding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
You could be donating clothes to a charity and they could say you’re only doing it for the applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Each clipboard says our names and has a picture of a basketball and places where people can sign their names and put down how much they’re donating.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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