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donate

[doh-neyt, doh-neyt] / ˈdoʊ neɪt, doʊˈneɪt /


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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

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

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

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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