benefactor

When Cornelius Vanderbilt took steps to break up a railroad monopoly along the Hudson River in 1867, he was praised as a public benefactor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

“He’s presenting himself as her benefactor, not just her business partner,” explained Cialdini.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Let’s say your benefactor bought the house for $500,000, and the house was worth $1.5 million when you inherited it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

The showpiece of separate development was the Transkei, led by my nephew and one-time benefactor, K. D. Matanzima, who had successfully repressed almost all legitimate opposition to his rule.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

So boards start “digging for dollars” by searching for loopholes in restricted funds given by benefactors who are deceased, Moore said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The announcement "will include a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, including restrictions on donations from foreign-based benefactors", the paper says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I think the market is saying these financial companies are going to be the biggest benefactors of AI,” with margin and operational efficiency improvements, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

After a round of applause for Mr. Wilde’s speech, students began putting on dramatic performances for the audience, which included several white people, benefactors of the school in one way or another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane