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goodwill

[good-wil] / ˈgʊdˈwɪl /
NOUN
generosity
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“China gets a lot of goodwill brownie points throughout the region with what they’re doing with Cuba,” said Jorge Piñón, who studies Cuban energy at the University of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Fujimori's government had granted safe passage to Chavez as a gesture of "goodwill," Sheinbaum said.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Given his iconic status within French football and on the wider national stage, Zidane will invariably enjoy an unprecedented degree of goodwill regardless of his initial results.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Last month Yamal became a goodwill ambassador for the group, focusing on the right to play and supporting children living through humanitarian emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

This one battle to patent radioactive salt threatened to extinguish all this goodwill, slowing down the propagation of the cyclotron if not halting it altogether.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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