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benevolent

[buh-nev-uh-luhnt] / bəˈnɛv ə lənt /


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"On the undisputed facts it was, at least in part, a benevolent public health programme with the aim of saving lives."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Here they feel more like vaguely benevolent interstellar therapists trying to help humanity get its act together.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

But he maintained that such a benevolent realm could only be ruled effectively by a wise king exercising sole authority, free of parliamentary constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

A benevolent deity could thus be shown to have created both the universe and humankind.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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