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charitable

[char-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈtʃær ɪ tə bəl /




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How should we think about the trade-offs between spending more now, preserving financial flexibility for the future and leaving a charitable legacy?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

He added it was a "stamp of approval" for the project on the back of "millions generously donated by philanthropists, charitable funds and thousands of members of the public".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

A wave of American wealth created by artificial intelligence companies could produce some of the largest charitable sums since the era of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, raising questions about where the money goes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Amount of Anthropic’s shares the company is to commit to a public benefit fund that could be distributed to charitable organizations or directly to people whose livelihoods are displaced by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

She confused being spartan with being charitable, and gave away her possessions without truly doing good with them.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart


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