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charity

[char-i-tee] / ˈtʃær ɪ ti /




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Pulte’s grandfather, at one point one of the wealthiest men in the world, built a Fortune 500 company and gave tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars to charity before his 2018 death.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The charity urged a cap on CEO pay and dividend payments to tackle the injustice.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Phil Taylor, director of the charity Open Seas, described the fine as "paltry".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Oregon and Pennsylvania also took the charity to court over the misleading jingle in 2009, resulting in a $130,000 fine and a requirement to disclose its affiliations in all advertisements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Maddy went to some Halloween charity thing with this girl Stephanie. She says we’re her two best friends, but she acts like Stephanie is better than me.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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