benefactor
noun
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A benefactor may be involved in almost any field. One may endow a scholarship fund; another may give money to expand a library; still another may leave a generous sum to a hospital in her will. The famous benefactions of John D. Rockefeller included the gifts that established the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Rockefeller University. Many benefactors have reported that giving away their money turned out to be the most rewarding thing they ever did.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Another of the original pairs is on display at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ museum, donated by a group of benefactors including Leonardo DiCaprio.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
The designer had no celebrity muses, no socialite benefactors, no influencer ambassadors.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
At the beginning of the war, the transfer of knowledge and expertise from NATO to Ukraine may have been largely one-directional, but today, Ukraine’s expertise in modern warfare certainly rivals many of its benefactors.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
Its largest benefactor was the MPS union, with other major contributions from Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, Leaders Igniting Transformation and the state Democratic Party.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2024
LeBron James, the benefactor of two days of rest, came out of the huddle on the next play and turned the ball over for the third time in the third quarter leading to an easy Kings fast break.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
And Rivian lacks a financial benefactor with bottomless pockets like Lucid Motors has with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
In 2023, after the RSF turned on its former army benefactors and began taking over large swaths of Sudan, the United States partnered with Saudi Arabia to try to secure a cease-fire.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benefactor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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