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The term has since come to describe any gift that reflects the giver's desires more than the recipient's needs or personality.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The impressive haul included average donations of $21 and 266,000 individual donors, nearly two-thirds of whom were first-time givers, figures that reflect wide and growing appeal among voters.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Based on industries listed in the regulations targeted by Trump, owners of coal plants are among the potential benefactors.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The institute’s primary benefactor was Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and the co-founder of PayPal who donated more than $1.25 million to the organization and related projects.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Unless your donor is a twin, their HLA markers will be different from yours.3 Before a stem cell transplant, healthcare providers check your cells' compatibility with the donor cells.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
2 May 2025
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The proposals, which are in the early stages of discussion and are far from certain to be adopted, would amount to one of the biggest overhauls of the U.N., which has been upended by funding cuts from its biggest donor, the United States, under President Trump’s administration.—
Jamey Keaten and Farnoushi Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Windows exploits increased from 16 to 22, by far the single largest contributor to the total.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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This group is arguably the most stable on the roster, with Downs and Pierce emerging as key contributors in recent years.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Bestower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestower. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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