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donor

[doh-ner] / ˈdoʊ nər /


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Now, after 13 years of uncertainty, Rachel and Jonah's DNA tests indicate that he is her biological son, but that Ditto was not the sperm donor.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

She says she first became concerned that Ditto was not the donor when patient co-ordinators, including Hodson, repeatedly refused to send her a medical report confirming his sperm had been used.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

"It's about wanting to help your community, your city and your country," said blood donor Ferney Cabrera.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Jason Alexander, the actor best known for his role on “Seinfeld,” attended and has been a donor for two decades.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A year later Farmer published an essay about his work in Haiti, “The Anthropology Within,”in a Harvard Medical School publication, and the anonymous donor suddenly surfaced.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Starting in the 2027-2028 academic year, the medical school will also establish an annual financial-aid scholarship for medical students "in appreciation and in honour of all of our anatomical donors," the letter states.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

This suggests their parents' requested donors were not used.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

When donors stop trusting that their dollars yield tangible outcomes, the case for giving collapses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

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

But replace the word money in that sentence with tissue, and you’ve got precisely the logic many people use to argue against giving donors any control over their tissues.”

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




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