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Adjective
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As in any American history, those songs are as full of resentment and theft and self-justification as anything kindly or altruistic.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Cross transformed her sweet and altruistic Dr. Kimberly Shaw over the course of five seasons into an unpredictable — and unstable — menace.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Art Environments The Kohler Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Kohler Co., a global manufacturing giant headquartered in Kohler, WI.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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For estate planners, CPAs, and financial advisors, the key takeaway is that tax tools should serve philanthropic intent, not drive it.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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This was especially magnanimous of Lander, who seems like a real mensch.—
Steven W. Thrasher
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Looking back, perhaps Lea’s attentiveness to Adriana and her son was more manipulative than magnanimous.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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This shift has been fuelled by a new generation of bigs who are mobile, intelligent, and unselfish.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Noah Penda, wing, Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) Another wing option, Penda developed a reputation as a smart, unselfish, playmaking glue guy while starting as a 19-year-old in LNB Élite, France’s top professional league.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The boys play benevolent Nathan Fielder types helping their friend Karli rehearse an upcoming appearance on the popular social-media show SubwayTakes; the prompts she’s presented with in their VR simulator offer a perfect place to nest jokes.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Murals across Iran feature his seemingly benevolent white-bearded face.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Strong sense of self Great leaders are self-reliant, selfless, have a realistic view of the present and a comfortable relationship with it.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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While the novel also describes women in conventional terms—as nurturing, selfless, or noble—Nandshankar never limits his female or male characters to stereotypes.—
Radha Vatsal
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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As much as people talk about the U.S. and other countries becoming ever more individualistic, generations of American kin are arguably growing closer on average, researchers told me, and becoming more generous with one another.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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The weekend changes to the bill were blasted by renewables trade groups, who had been pushing lawmakers for a more generous tax credit phaseout timeline for wind and solar projects.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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“Other-directed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/other-directed. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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