donate
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When Albano, a full-time content creator, posts her school supply hauls on social media, a deluge of messages come in from moms desperately asking Albano to donate items to their kids.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Whatever we don’t sell we donate to the schools and the camps,” said Roberto Oses Izaguirre, 42, a lifelong fisherman, now living with relatives after his apartment was destroyed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
You could keep it if the tenant/landlord doesn’t have an answer or, if you feel generous, donate it to charity or — as an act of faith — leave it for the cleaner.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Wales about 1.4 million people have chosen to donate their organs after their death, while 348 people in Wales are currently waiting for an organ transplant.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I even filled a trash bag of clothes for Mom to donate.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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The 14-year-old is a junior astronomer for the charity UK Astronomy, to which he donates the proceeds from his book All About Space.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A living-donor kidney transplant is when a healthy living person donates their kidney.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Simon family, through a charitable foundation, donates to many causes, including a $5 million gift to Columbia University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
A millionaire who donates $30,000 this year is able to cut $11,100 from their taxes, the Fidelity Charitable spokesperson said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
She neatly lines up little bags of beans, sugar, and laundry soap—items a local grocery store donates because the packages are damaged and cannot be sold.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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Many ministers have donated their own publications – Winston Churchill offered his history book, The World Crisis, 1911-18.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Other prime ministers' choices reflect their own personal passions – Ted Heath donated books about music and sailing.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We’ve had so many supporters and people who have donated to help this out … and it’s been an incredible experience. Very, very fulfilling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gina said they had an "amazing" day and worked out they and their guests had collectively donated more than £1k to charities.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s still hidden in the laundry bag beneath my “anonymously” donated new collection of underclothes.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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You could be donating clothes to a charity and they could say you’re only doing it for the applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Farmer Lloyd Stone, who supplies Riverford Organic Farmers, has been donating produce to Food in Community from his fields near Ashburton for two years.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The law also authorized a pilot program donating the $1,000 seed money to eligible children.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
I once considered donating my bed to the museum, but Mr. Untermyer gave them this one first.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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