generosity
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His announcement that he intends to give one SpaceX share to “every kid in America” next year is more than an extraordinary act of generosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Increasing financial aid generosity appears to be yielding results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"She touched countless lives with her warmth, humility and generosity of spirit."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The organization’s Susan Saint James Leadership Award honors individuals who “embody her remarkable spirit of leadership, generosity, and dedication to our mission,” the post said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
When Theo comes, he brings a generosity of spirit—and money.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
These gestures and generosities were things only her friends could tell you about.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
If you’ve got nothing left in reserve for even the smallest generosities — no judgment here, there’s been a lot of “… everything” — then start with micro-generosity to yourself.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
The small generosities, the willingness to listen, the empathy, lightening the mood with … let’s face it, some pretty silly jokes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
In one of his more notable generosities back in Washington, he purchased copies of Joseph Mitchell’s Up in the Old Hotel for the entire staff.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 13, 2015
We do not so much prove them as create them, according to the impulses and undisciplined generosities of our disposition.
From Men in the Making by Ambrose Shepherd
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