charitable affair
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Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump are the featured speakers at this vaunted charitable affair, hosted by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, and attended by a gracious, well-heeled group indeed.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2016
Even more radically, the business of the World Cup could be divorced from the charitable affair of disbursing money to new footballing nations.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2015
"Is it a charitable affair?" said Lady Pentreath.
From Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
Lawson, do you really intend that this whole copper business shall be a charitable affair?
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Thomas William Lawson
Well, that may be true, lotteries are against the law in this part of the country, and yet a raffle at a bazaar or other charitable affair is to my mind always objectionable.
From Brenda, Her School and Her Club by Helen Leah Reed
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