benefactor
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“There are entrenched businesses like Salesforce that own a very proprietary set of data that make them much more formidable in this new era, and also probably a much bigger benefactor of the technology.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill director Tarantino is reportedly playing the role of a wealthy benefactor in the drama, which is set in Wales as well as being filmed there.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“How much do you want to bet that our mysterious benefactor is behind the trophy as well?” he said to Candice.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Nearly every state in the U.S. has a version of California’s slayer statute, which effectively disinherits beneficiaries who’ve “feloniously and intentionally” killed their benefactors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But persuading living benefactors to lift restrictions doesn’t always generate enough money to keep schools afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The announcement "will include a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, including restrictions on donations from foreign-based benefactors", the paper says.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Why do you wish to destroy your benefactors? They have food for you, but they cannot give it to you until you do what they want.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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