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donor

[doh-ner] / ˈdoʊ nər /


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Generally, schools can only change how a restricted gift is spent by asking permission—from the donor if still alive, or from the attorney general or the courts if the donor has died.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But a review of FLAG’s finances, donor operations and online donation network reveals a less celebratory picture.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Canada taxes gains at death, with the taxes paid by the estate of the donor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Longtime USC donor Brian Kennedy has filed a lawsuit against the university alleging he was harmed by the removal of his name from a practice field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Since tissues connected to their donors’ names are subject to strict regulation under the Common Rule, samples are no longer named using donor initials as Henrietta’s cells were; today they’re usually identified by code numbers.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Even some of the bathrooms bear plaques from donors eager to get their name somewhere in the building.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

However, Streeting's spokesperson told the paper that the list of donors to the think tank that his team reviewed did not include Bankman-Fried.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Nearly all of FLAG’s revenue originates from individual donors, and most of that money is raised through a direct-mail sweepstakes operation that offers the chance to win prizes, in one case $1,000,000.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

“But Los Angeles is not for sale — and our grassroots campaign, powered by thousands of small-dollar donors, will continue to ramp up to deliver the change Angelenos are demanding.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

A lot of it was about her, how exhausted she’d been, how difficult one of her donors was, how much she loathed this nurse or that doctor.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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