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donates

verb

present tense third-person singular of donate

as in volunteers

to make a present of we plan to donate all the profits from the rummage sale to charity

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Recent Examples of donates In addition, the hotel donates recycled soaps and toiletries to those in need at the Jongno-gu Welfare Center. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Each year Arctic Fox donates 15% of its profits to animal welfare organizations. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 One community effort already in place is Sprouts’ Food Rescue program, a program that donates unsellable, but edible, groceries to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Pura Vida sells a Mental Health Awareness Fidget Ring featuring amethyst, celestine, green quartz and rose quartz, and donates 5% of the purchase price to Mental Health America. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 Through its Made-to-Share program, developed in partnership with Feeding America, each Sheetz store donates more than 200 pounds of product every month, equal to 240 meals for people in need. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 According to Steven, McBee donates its high‑protein snack sticks to local school programs, ensuring kids have access to real nutrition during and after school. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Jafri also regularly donates portions of art sales to charity. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Additional campaign finance records show that Campbell regularly donates to Republican politics nationally and in Texas. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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Simon and Diana Ledet, who volunteers during free skate, practice some moves on the pole before grabbing hands and skating off together, talking and laughing.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
To minimize conflict concerns, Mare offhandedly volunteers to temporarily work at the Cincinnati Chronicle, the Teller’s sister paper, while some of its staff members are on maternity leave.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of volunteers

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Georgia’s agriculture industry contributes more than $91 billion to the state’s economy each year, but farmers are facing growing pressures driven by high fuel costs, the impact of tariffs and an increasingly unpredictable climate.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The song’s pop culture influence contributes to its staying power.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of contributes

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That behavior gives engineers a way to control how a material stores and releases electrical energy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of gives

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Propulsion presents another major hurdle, with researchers involved in the project highlighting the engine core, air intake, and exhaust system as key areas requiring further development.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
In Miami-Dade County, which voted Republican in the most recent elections for governor and president, the backlash presents an opportunity for Democrats, even in congressional districts newly drawn to benefit the GOP.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

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