benefactors
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But it didn’t take much sleuthing to discover Amazon, Shein and Temu are unofficial benefactors in the competition to put National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to shame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Nearly every state in the U.S. has a version of California’s slayer statute, which effectively disinherits beneficiaries who’ve “feloniously and intentionally” killed their benefactors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
And if last week's reporting on LIV is accurate, the money tap from their Saudi Arabian benefactors might soon dry up.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
I felt ashamed to appear before my benefactors so clad.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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