as in nominal
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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
Public Counsel, a pro bono law firm in Los Angeles that works with low-income communities and vendors, is also working with coalitions and the city of Inglewood to ask that vendors be included in economic opportunities at the games and people in the area without legal status be protected.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Long represents clients in the areas of antitrust law, franchise law, and dealer/distribution law in multiple state and federal courts across the country, and also serves on Maslon’s pro bono committee and is a volunteer attorney with the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
In the latest development, libertarian-leaning public interest law firm Pacific Legal Foundation has stepped in to represent the owners pro bono in a federal lawsuit, Brinah Milstein et al.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
These leaders all work pro bono.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Long represents clients in the areas of antitrust law, franchise law, and dealer/distribution law in multiple state and federal courts across the country, and also serves on Maslon’s pro bono committee and is a volunteer attorney with the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
In the latest development, libertarian-leaning public interest law firm Pacific Legal Foundation has stepped in to represent the owners pro bono in a federal lawsuit, Brinah Milstein et al.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
These leaders all work pro bono.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
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Achraf Hakimi, despite his nominal position, rarely plays on the right or at the back, and instead is often high and central as an extra midfielder and to provide the right-winger with underlapping runs.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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
Adjective
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This rapid breakthrough, combined with early reforms such as releasing political prisoners and allowing a freer press, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The Broncos could’ve easily signed a different linebacker in free agency for a similar cost.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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