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beneficence

[buh-nef-uh-suhns] / bəˈnɛf ə səns /




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Paula Keeler, 74, took a break from her recent shift inspecting produce to discuss the organization’s beneficence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

There’s no better place to start than with Zackey Rahimi, a recipient of the 5th Circuit’s highly selective beneficence.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2023

Outside the foundation, her personal beneficence was vast and eclectic.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2022

There are four main ethical principles that can guide our thinking whenever faced with ethical issues in physician and patient or researcher and participant relationships, namely the principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

However, the last seven years have been years of droughtless beneficence.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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