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benevolence

[buh-nev-uh-luhns] / bəˈnɛv ə ləns /


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Many of Silicon Valley’s most powerful people have whined a lot in recent years about traditional media not being properly understanding of their companies’ brilliance and benevolence.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

In fact, the creature possesses an instinctive benevolence, which is corrupted by rejection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

There was a degree of benevolence in that ring.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

It’s a tale about how both benevolence and violence reverberate across generations, almost inescapably.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

He sometimes wondered if the country had lost its moral center, its sense of benevolence.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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