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Recent Examples of altruist
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Didn’t effective altruists do a bunch of crimes a few years ago?
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
Noun
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Four years later, the high court invalidated a limit on the amount of money a donor could contribute to federal candidates in a two-year election cycle.—
June 30,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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The power conferences are creating a new enforcement agency to monitor payments to athletes from donors and collectives.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Bezos is one of America’s top givers by dollar amount, per Forbes’ calculations, having given away more than $4 billion during his lifetime to climate, housing and education causes, as well as the Smithsonian and the Obama Foundation.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Besides the legal issues of accepting this gift, the giver of the gift is problematic.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Yale Divinity School’s curriculum often prioritizes social justice over biblical exegesis, a shift that would likely dismay its benefactors.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The fact that their benefactor — and half-brother — was a lawyer and Congressman may have shielded them from a resurgent Ku Klux Klan and some of the worst treatment legalized by the Black Codes.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, cardiovascular disease is now the leading contributor to life expectancy loss among high-income Californians.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Walmart $150 Ultimate Ears Ultimate Ears is a serial contributor to our Best Bluetooth speakers list, and the Boom 4 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is one of my favorites for its mix of smooth, balanced sound and excellent usability.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The city will coordinate between philanthropists and organizations distributing the cards, according to the mayor’s office.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Even philanthropists like Ted Turner have granted celebrity appeal to such undertakings by making visits to the DPRK.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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