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We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.
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When a seeming Good Samaritan character shows up—like Alice, heard only through the phone— our hackles are instantly raised — how can a voice so saccharine conjure so much fright?
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
After a Good Samaritan found a trio of puppies in a South Dakota dumpster, a local animal rescue is looking for answers.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In July 2024, a Good Samaritan, touring the cemeteries of Memphis, Tenn., found the pup and her two siblings abandoned in a crate dumped between two City of Memphis green trashcans on a downtown street, according to Tails of Hope Dog Rescue.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
One story that’s been celebrated in the chat groups involved a neighbor who refused to leave her home, only to have a Good Samaritan show up, bundle the woman in his car and take her down the hill to a shelter.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
After a Good Samaritan found a trio of puppies in a South Dakota dumpster, a local animal rescue is looking for answers.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In July 2024, a Good Samaritan, touring the cemeteries of Memphis, Tenn., found the pup and her two siblings abandoned in a crate dumped between two City of Memphis green trashcans on a downtown street, according to Tails of Hope Dog Rescue.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
One story that’s been celebrated in the chat groups involved a neighbor who refused to leave her home, only to have a Good Samaritan show up, bundle the woman in his car and take her down the hill to a shelter.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Good Samaritan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Good%20Samaritan. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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