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beneficence

[buh-nef-uh-suhns] / bəˈnɛf ə səns /




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“We presume that beneficence, compassion, empathy, sympathy or kindness will be processed by this other culture in ways similar or identical to ours.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Thanks to a delicate balance of force, beneficence, and self-interest, the United States would enjoy both great national wealth and historically unprecedented global dominance.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2025

For the moral physician, beneficence must always exceed maleficence.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2024

This is not, however, the result of cultural beneficence.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2023

From his agitation, I discerned that Lord Cheldthorpe had given no firm word on whether he would support our continued experiments and grace the arts of our house with his beneficence.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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