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one that helps another with gifts or money
when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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Recent Examples of fairy godmothers
And with that, the modern Cinderella story continues—proving that sometimes, magic is less about fairy godmothers and more about persistence, pivots, and the courage to start building your own AI Agent.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairy godmothers
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The White House has released a list of 37 donors that includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase, Google, Comcast, HP, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Union Pacific Railroad, it but hasn't specified the amount contributed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thirteen people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, and the need for more donors is highlighted during National Donate Life Month, which begins Wednesday.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Fairy godmothers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20godmothers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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