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charitable

[char-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl /




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She did so from her perch at the Microsoft co-founder’s charitable foundation and then his private office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In addition, gifts made to qualified charitable organizations are also exempt from gift tax, as long as certain rules have been followed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Other charitable funds help maintain the department’s fleet of helicopters, support the spouses and children of slain officers and promote the official police department band that performs at graduations, funerals and other functions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This may be an argument for all of us to be more charitable when critiquing New York Times coverage of advances in the software industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Or perhaps—-and this is a less charitable but just as likely answer—she doesn’t know the right answers herself.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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