- plural of benefactor.
benefactors
Example Sentences
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But persuading living benefactors to lift restrictions doesn’t always generate enough money to keep schools afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Putting their trust in the Canadian the Carvilles, along with a Portuguese family who had also become the benefactors of this random act of kindness, walked to the stadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
“I think the market is saying these financial companies are going to be the biggest benefactors of AI,” with margin and operational efficiency improvements, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
White benefactors supplied schoolbooks for their children—why not ask them to pass the hat for entire schools?
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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