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Noun
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The look came complete with a pumpkin-carriage purse, LED lights that accentuated the blue gown, and special effects smoke billowing from the magic wand of her stylist, Law Roach—a fashion fairy godmother in the flesh.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026 -
Storybook performances are the heartbeat of March Madness, but unlike the actual Cinderella, college basketball teams with aspirations to make a splash in the Big Dance don’t have fairy godmothers to cover the costs of running a basketball program.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This sugar daddy isn’t stopping his spending.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Fraught economic conditions have also dried up spending for many sugar daddies.—
Jason Parham,
Wired News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musk was the largest individual donor in the country during the 2024 campaign — to the tune of $290 million, according to Politico.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said a consistent theme in several Democratic primaries this year has been pushing candidates to be more aligned with working-class voters over corporate donors.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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With two governors of different parties, Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas and Democrat Wes Moore of Maryland along with philanthropist Olivia Walton, founder of Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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The 7,500-square-foot facility was made possible with funding from the late philanthropist Glorya Kaufman who died a month before the building opened to the public.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Almsgiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgiver. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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