donate
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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
Companies donate to AG offices because they “want to have an open line of communication,” said Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, noting that donations don’t affect his decision-making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the news report, an undercover investigator posing as the son of an American donor is recorded raising a concern that his father wouldn't be able to directly donate to the party within the law.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
Aunt Melissa was kind enough to donate her basement furniture, so Dad will be sleeping on the sofa-bed in the second bedroom.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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
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
“The owner of the Afghan restaurant near here donates meals to welcome new families. Let’s go there,” Salma Auntie agrees.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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The samples also included blood donated in 2015 by the woman who had been the first AnWj negative person identified in the 1970s.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In June, Comcast donated $5,000 to Kobach, the Kansas attorney general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
About 100 bunches of flowers have been left at the playground where he was last seen and more than £21,000 has been donated to a fundraiser to support his family.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Energy Foundation, which donated $150,000 for the California delegation to attend COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
And contrary to local lore, Kerry did not burn the stuff in a bonfire; Dad told me that he donated it to St. Vincent de Paul.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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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
The bill also states that those who moved back to the UK would have to wait for at least a year before donating more than £100,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Attanasio’s beachfront mansion is in Broad Beach, but the property he’s donating sits about 14 miles east near Big Rock Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He aided the Osage before they were flush with oil money, donating to charities and schools and a hospital.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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