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Noun
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French has become something of a fairy godmother to the group.—
Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Houston and Goldberg costarred, respectively, as the fairy godmother and the queen.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Many might think the 28-year age gap is prima facie evidence of a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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These sprawling bureaucracies are, in many cases, the architecture of institutions that have mastered the art of absorbing public funds quietly, while wealthy donors receive their own favors in return.—
Michael Carbonara,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, that donor’s blood wasn’t a good match for Babbitt but fortunately, another donor came forward who was a match.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the city's public schools, this costly construction is largely funded by one billionaire philanthropist, Joe Ricketts, the founder of TD Ameritrade.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art celebrated the opening of its 347,500-square-foot David Geffen Galleries (named for a $150 million gift from the billionaire philanthropist) with a starry gala.—
Maggie Coughlan,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Almsgiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almsgiver. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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