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beneficiary

[ben-uh-fish-ee-er-ee, -fish-uh-ree] / ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ iˌɛr i, -ˈfɪʃ ə ri /


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Sandisk has been a major beneficiary of the AI boom, which has fueled unprecedented demand for products that store and move data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Lumentum is a rival to Marvell, which also provides optical products and has become a major beneficiary of the artificial-intelligence build-out.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Spenser arrived in Ireland in 1580, during the brutal suppression of the Second Desmond Rebellion, and became a beneficiary of the plantations, through which confiscated Irish lands were granted to English settlers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"The biggest beneficiary of this shift could be Vodafone Idea," says Shah.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

In 1974 I published an essay admitting unease over becoming the beneficiary of affirmative action.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Voters head to the polls on Tuesday as beneficiaries of a stable job market and fatter salaries, but frustrated with the cost of living and President Trump’s handling of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The worker-to-beneficiary ratio was 2.7 to 1 in 2023, according to Pew Research Center, compared with 1965, when there were four times as many workers as there were beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

More than 465,000 beneficiaries, including 200,000 children, were stripped of program access.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Among the biggest beneficiaries are Google and Amazon, who are each set to receive around $110 billion in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

And we, their children, were the beneficiaries of their timeless love for one another.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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