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beneficent

[buh-nef-uh-suhnt] / bəˈnɛf ə sənt /


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At the other end, three nuns from Chicago quietly chatter, favoring passers-by with beneficent smiles.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

I want to have the greatest beneficent impact on the largest number of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

She brought to the ghostly role her own expansive sense of history — once again revealing eternity through her beneficent, dazzling, invincible artistry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

She is not beneficent or seductive; she’s ruthless and mutilated.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

The God of Wine could be kind and beneficent.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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