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volunteer

[vol-uhn-teer] / ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər /


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But Ubolwan Kongsawang, a regional volunteer with Thialand's Stop Drinking Network, said the Buddhist Lent campaign provides a "spiritual anchor" that boosts motivation.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Alicia Nudelman, an Israeli volunteer who is part of Harani’s group, said she has witnessed how anti-Christian prejudices can be overcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Roland Burt, a local artist and community volunteer, is hoping to help set up a permanent hub for uniforms in the city.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

At 4 p.m., sheriff’s deputies contacted a volunteer group to help search the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“Would anyone like to volunteer to begin this particular recap session?” he asked, his sharp eyes scanning the room.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Smaller-scale demolition in Gary’s residential neighborhoods, carried out by volunteers, has already sparked progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"Momentum doesn't happen by accident," said Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of the grassroots group Our Revolution, which says its volunteers have made more than 300,000 voter contacts for El-Sayed.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

"I will be in the city centre to hand out leaflets, answer questions, give directions, be a visible symbol of the volunteers, so people can approach me."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Other operators, other “spotting” volunteers farther away, kept talking over the radio after Martin went silent.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Over 180,000 people volunteered nationwide in 2023–2024, according to the government-backed Natural Hazards Research Australia.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Chatty and social, she volunteered in soup kitchens and tutored non-English speakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

A gymnastics coach by training, Kelly was inspired to start Frosted Faces after she volunteered at local animal shelters and noticed owners turning in elderly pets because they had become too much of a hassle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

She volunteered to walk them out to their cars, using her white body as a kind of shield.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

When someone in the crowd shouted that he couldn’t see the president, Lincoln’s son Tad volunteered to illuminate his father.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

She also began volunteering with TreePeople and attending classes at the Theodore Payne Foundation, including a three-part garden design course taught by director of horticulture Tim Becker.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

They talk about its European-style organizing model, its uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party, the primacy of canvassing and volunteering, and the art of compromise.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

"We fear today," said Jeremy Presi, a local business owner volunteering to help firefighters at a water refilling station.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Nine months ago, he started volunteering at Fordhall Farm in Market Drayton, which his family said brought him out of a difficult place.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In the last eleven months of volunteering at the chevra kadisha, I had washed old men who perished on the streets, workers killed in factory accidents, and children taken by illness.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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