donate
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On Friday, Rodrigo announced that the festival would donate $10 million to an array of organizations working for women’s rights and reproductive justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Gerry Gogarth, director of blood and plasma supply at NHS Blood and Transplant said: "We urgently need anyone eligible to donate to book an appointment as soon as they can."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
They said they had been able to buy new toys for the paediatric intensive care unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and donate money to the Sick Children's Trust charity.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Good Good plans to donate the proceeds of the campaign for the driver to an organization that supports women, though they’re in the process of researching which one to give to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
To help the family, he established a fund for Lucretia to which the public was invited to donate.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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The 14-year-old is a junior astronomer for the charity UK Astronomy, to which he donates the proceeds from his book All About Space.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Plus, BlackRock donates $100 million to train trade workers and a billion-dollar AI startup founded by teenagers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
He has written poetry since high school, peppers social media with inspirational sayings and donates time and money to several charities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
A millionaire who donates $30,000 this year is able to cut $11,100 from their taxes, the Fidelity Charitable spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
“I read them in the hospital sometimes, when there’s nothing else. It’s so dumb. They think all kids read comics, so they have them in the ward. Somebody donates them.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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There were 338 brains donated to study, and 315 of them had evidence of CTE, a brain disorder that can happen because of repeated injuries to the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
In 2018, Parton donated her 100 millionth book to the Library of Congress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
And her philanthropic efforts were many; she started the Imagination Library, which donated more than 200 million books to children around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her own book, Coat of Many Colours, was the 100 millionth book that programme donated to the US Library of Congress collection.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Frackas, on the other hand, was in big letters and had its own category, since they donated the new chairs in the auditorium.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Getting rid of stuff is something we do nearly every week, through donating, trashing and shredding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
You could be donating clothes to a charity and they could say you’re only doing it for the applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Other protocols promoted by influencers without medical evidence have included certain supplements, red light therapy, and donating blood to "filter out" microplastics.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I once considered donating my bed to the museum, but Mr. Untermyer gave them this one first.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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