donate
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For most of the night, Littler cruised through the competition as he went in search of the £501,000, which he had said he would donate to charity.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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
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
I had kids collect shells, and we glued them on wooden cigar boxes that I got Johnny Cakes to donate.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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
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
The Simon family, through a charitable foundation, donates to many causes, including a $5 million gift to Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 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
He even donates a poinsettia for the garden when we're ready to plant.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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The 41-year-old has bought and donated the flat as part of a new theatre initiative Writers' Block, which aims to address the cost of London accommodation for playwrights from underprivileged backgrounds.
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
The National Gallery of Art acquired some of his collection in 2023 and he has donated other images to the exhibition.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
The newspaper’s readers donated to the Fugees in amounts large and small, and a deal was made for film rights to the Fugees’ story.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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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 so many people, from the timber company, to the tyre company, to a friend who makes our banners, to everyone else who has chipped in, lending us instruments, donating costumes," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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
MIAMI—Hedge-fund titan Ken Griffin is donating $2 billion to start a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami, part of the largest-ever individual gift toward higher education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Others simply say, “You will receive no reimbursement for donating tissue.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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