donate
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Gerstner is encouraging by example, too: He said he would donate up to $100 million or so to provide $250 to each child under 5 in Indiana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me,” she wrote in her caption,”get checked to donate, you are all hero’s!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The government's aim is to ensure only legitimate UK-linked businesses will be able to donate.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Philanthropists will be allowed to donate stock of public companies to the accounts, the Treasury Department announced Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“You sure you don’t want to take the photo out? You could donate just the frame.”
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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It provides a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 to anyone who donates to a nonprofit organization that grants scholarships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
During the year, Bet365 donated £130m to the Denise Coates Foundation, which donates to charities covering education, arts and culture and health.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
A millionaire who donates $30,000 this year is able to cut $11,100 from their taxes, the Fidelity Charitable spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Now he works as a volunteer for Bon Ukraine, which donates military equipment for brigades on the front line.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
“He is a wealthy man. He donates his salary to the college, though he accepts, I think, one dollar a year for tax purposes.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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She also thinks the card should be from the class as a whole, regardless of who donated.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Qatar's royal family donated the luxury airliner last year after Trump complained about the state of the two aging Boeing 747 jets that had served as Air Force One since 1990.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Harborne, who has a stake in crypto platform Tether, has also previously donated both directly to Reform and the Brexit Party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The organisation has donated money to some police forces for vehicles that are used in enforcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Mrs. Yunghans, the librarian, just confirmed that Mr. Lemoncello is the top-secret benefactor who donated all the money to build the new public library. Five hundred million dollars!”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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Other protocols promoted by influencers without medical evidence have included certain supplements, red light therapy, and donating blood to "filter out" microplastics.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Kelly said she admires Swift and Kelce for donating to charity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Ahead of any wedding festivities, the couple announced they were donating $26 million to various charities across the United States including animal aid groups as well as organizations in Nashville, Tennessee, and Kansas City.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
What’s more, you are also donating to a food bank to put food into the backpacks of multitudes of children.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
We started donating a portion of every harvest to Miriam’s Kitchen, a local nonprofit that served the homeless.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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