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generosity

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


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"Mr Mayhew's extraordinary generosity, and the care he has poured into Rules over many decades, mean this beloved place has a future measured not in years but generations."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

Though not a stylist, he writes with lucidity, generosity and wit; the common reader will enjoy the book quite as well as the scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

My mom had protocols to go overboard with the Stray Cats but also be very subtle in our generosity.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

The latter's "generosities" were a good many of them of this color; i.e., securing advances which were pretty sure to be repaid.

From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Donald G. Mitchell


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