volunteer
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"I travel quite a lot and I volunteer abroad, but Rathlin's my base, this is my home," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Her organization has been working with a neighborhood volunteer group of about 60 MacArthur Park-area residents since March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Be ready to volunteer as a poll worker.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Other recently retired lawyers who have worked with retirement consultants took left turns as screenwriters and volunteer paramedics, or have opened wineries and wedding venues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Maybe their planes would be taken away to beef up an existing men’s regiment, and they’d be back to square one looking for a way to volunteer.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Daily Minor Planet project allows volunteers to help search for asteroids and comets that could potentially pose a threat to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Scott also volunteers at a nearby shelter run by Homeless Project Scotland, which is itself under threat of closure due to a rise in crime near its premises.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The volunteers would be dressing Yakov now in pristine white garments.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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He volunteered at the city's foodbank and even gave fans gifts, including Rolex watches.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He soon volunteered to join the regular army and sailed for Canada in 1809, where he entered the 41st Regiment of Foot.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
He volunteered for military service during World War II and, with an affinity for math, served as a navigator on a B-17 bomber that saw heavy action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Travis was a self-identified moderate liberal who volunteered on Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign and worked on Tennessee Democrat Jim Cooper’s 2002 campaign for a House seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It had become so dirty during her travels that the Swanburne laundry had volunteered to take a whack at cleaning it.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Bolivian scientist Dr Nogales-Ascarrunz was volunteering at the sanctuary when she noticed the cat looked unusual.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Seeking more input into his contract, Barath started volunteering for the local pilots union chapter in 1998.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
CPL shared the post on Instagram, where other patrons began volunteering their totals in the comments — a spontaneous little leaderboard for people whose competitive edge expresses itself through returning DVDs on time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
She said expanding the network of young future hubs, which bring together a range of support covering mental health, employment, sports and volunteering, was a crucial step.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
She had joined African Doctors for Africa, volunteering her time on two-week medical missions, and on her trip to Sudan, she met Kweku, a divorced Ghanaian doctor.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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