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eleemosynary

[el-uh-mos-uh-ner-ee, -moz-, el-ee-uh-] / ˌɛl əˈmɒs əˌnɛr i, -ˈmɒz-, ˌɛl i ə- /


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A moment of levity came as Justice Mechan decided they would strike the convoluted word "eleemosynary" - used here as legalese for charitable - from the instructions.

From BBC May 21, 2024

It’s fair to presume that one purpose of all this eleemosynary activity is to obscure the less uplifting ways that the rich deploy their wealth.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2023

Still, the eleemosynary impulse is alive and well — not just surviving but booming despite the pandemic and polarization.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2021

James's eleemosynary obscurity was shared by the foundation he chartered to run for 25 years after his death.

From Time Magazine Archive

One hat served nine; their shirts were latent; their dinners intermittent, and their grog often eleemosynary.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by H. G. Somerville




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