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Recent Examples of altruist
Extraordinary altruists care deeply about the welfare of others — including those who have no connection to them.
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Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But to buy the property at current market rates without jacking up rents, even an altruist would have to come up with some unlikely financial wizardry.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
—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
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Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
But to buy the property at current market rates without jacking up rents, even an altruist would have to come up with some unlikely financial wizardry.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Education is the cause most favored by altruists on the list.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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From 2016 until 2022, he’s accused of taking donor money to buy luxury travel, fine dining and extensive home renovations.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The survey reported that 40% of gift givers plan to give candy this year, followed by cards at 37% and flowers at 33%.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unlike normal gifting tax rules, which impose tax on the giver, this special tax – called section 2801 tax – is imposed on the gift recipient unless the recipient is a spouse or certain charities that would qualify for other deductions.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Blue Nile signed the deal, moved by the genuine enthusiasm expressed by their benefactors.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Political-Financial Nexus Markets struggle to evaluate central bank appointments when financial ties connect nominees to political benefactors.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Peter Attia Peter Attia, an author and anti-aging influencer recently hired as a CBS News contributor, was mentioned more than 1,700 times in the new release of files.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Bell is moving into a position focused on engineering quality as an individual contributor, or IC, continuing to report to CEO Satya Nadella.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was introduced to me by journalist Peter Jennings as a philanthropist and investor.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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These autocrats have watched and learned as Erdoğan has scapegoated various rival groups in his country, branding them shadowy forces unleashed by the American philanthropist George Soros.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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