benefactor
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In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
In “The Other Bennet Sister,” Janice Hadlow, who wrote the 2020 novel on which the 10-episode series is based, plays the loving benefactor with a reading that’s far more generous and understanding.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
The health centre has been made possible by the zoo's largest ever gift - from an anonymous benefactor.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
If the opposite takes place, then copper may be the biggest benefactor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
“Our benefactor isn’t anonymous. His name was James Parker.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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