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Samaritan

[suh-mar-i-tn] / səˈmær ɪ tn /


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At Good Samaritan, Maia limps into the ER, cons her way into priority triage, gets stitched up, and limps back out against the doctor’s orders.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

He was, by all accounts, acting as a Good Samaritan, trying to break up the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

But the account was not run by a good Samaritan trying to draw attention to a hate crime, authorities later determined.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

She also thanked X owner and billionaire Elon Musk, who funded her lawsuit against Disney, calling it a “Good Samaritan deed” from someone she had never met.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

An explorer, a businesswoman, a Good Samaritan, an ice cream maker—something.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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