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Samaritan

[suh-mar-i-tn] / səˈmær ɪ tn /


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But when I boarded a tram, I recognized someone: The driver was my Good Samaritan from the highway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Go and Do Likewise” is centered around the parable of the Good Samaritan from the Bible.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The couple moved to Los Angeles in 1976, and in 1985, Cannom joined the staff at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan, where he would serve as medical director of cardiology for over three decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Rinderknecht's lawyers argued in the trial that he was a Good Samaritan who had called emergency services to report the initial fire, maintaining that the blaze had actually been sparked by fireworks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“And,” Mom says, “they finally found the good Samaritan who saved all those people in that nursing home.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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