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giving in





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“I will be filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, because creating a precedent to loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Musk on X said he would appeal the case as the "jury never actually ruled on the merits of the case" and that to "loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Blindfolded, I felt Theatre Obscura was mostly playing off our fears rather than giving in to them, largely keying in on our anticipation that something may happen to us when stripped of sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

About 68% of respondents report giving in some form.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

No matter how desperate for money I was, I knew giving in would reveal that I was desperate on the inside in an even worse way—and I wasn't, not anymore.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos




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