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generosity

[jen-uh-ros-i-tee] / ˌdʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti /


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Grossman calls Albuquerque “an artist’s artist,” citing her openness about how she works and her generosity toward other artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Chivayo's generosity was not confined to individuals - he also donated 20 ambulances to Zimbabwe's failing public health system and gave buses and other assistance to schools.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"There's a new balance to find between desirability, scarcity and generosity," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

In Hazle Township, locals have also spotted developer generosity at the local Italian festival: “Free Amusement Rides Sponsored By NorthPoint.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

On his side he received what her generosity bestowed with great contentment.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

“See already the new gravity in people’s faces, the generosities, the pacification of a thousand stupid squabbles——” “If you mean Carsonism,” said Boon, “it’s only sulking until it can cut in again.”

From Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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