as in nominal
law
involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client
pro bono work a pro bono case
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Recent Examples of pro bono
The lawmakers asked for a breakdown of all firm commitments to the Commerce Department, the number of pro bono hours worked, and whether any retainer agreements were signed with the department.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Shin also provides pro bono work at legal clinics and is president of the Orange County Korean American Bar Association Foundation, an organization centered on charitable causes.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His work at the clinic earned him the Highest Pro Bono Distinction at graduation, which was awarded for working more than 150 extra pro bono hours above the normal course requirements of the clinic.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Capital One associates partnered pro bono with the Common App and Mainstay (with the help of $1.4 million in grant funding from the Capital One Foundation) to create a more seamless experience for students pursuing college.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Shin also provides pro bono work at legal clinics and is president of the Orange County Korean American Bar Association Foundation, an organization centered on charitable causes.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
His work at the clinic earned him the Highest Pro Bono Distinction at graduation, which was awarded for working more than 150 extra pro bono hours above the normal course requirements of the clinic.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Capital One associates partnered pro bono with the Common App and Mainstay (with the help of $1.4 million in grant funding from the Capital One Foundation) to create a more seamless experience for students pursuing college.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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Drake sought nominal, compensatory, and punitive damages, plus legal fees.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, at least 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are in debt distress or at high risk of distress, the World Bank’s recent assessment noted, with public debt in nominal terms and as a share of GDP nearly doubling over the last decade.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.—
Will Oremus,
Washington Post,
5 June 2023
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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His press office has taken to sending out text-free press releases composed solely of images of ICE agents pointing guns at civilians.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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