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generosity

[jen-uh-ros-i-tee] / ˌdʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti /


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“For you” might equate to learning a new skill or getting a gym membership, and “for good” is as expansive as your generosity allows.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“She certainly writes about people’s limitations and foibles, but always with this generosity and this empathy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

"My Administration has guarded against the risks posed by malign foreign actors who attempt to swindle American citizens by taking advantage of the generosity of our Nation," the first executive order says.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“The mural was brought to life through the vision and generosity of many,” the temple said in a Facebook post.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

“Cameron, this is too much,” she called after me, but then I was out of the store, back on the sidewalk, free from her generosity or pity or kindness, all of it.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

These gestures and generosities were things only her friends could tell you about.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2023

If you’ve got nothing left in reserve for even the smallest generosities — no judgment here, there’s been a lot of “… everything” — then start with micro-generosity to yourself.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2022

The small generosities, the willingness to listen, the empathy, lightening the mood with … let’s face it, some pretty silly jokes.

From Seattle Times Dec. 28, 2021

In one of his more notable generosities back in Washington, he purchased copies of Joseph Mitchell’s Up in the Old Hotel for the entire staff.

From The New Yorker Feb. 13, 2015

He never could be made to feel that by these spontaneous generosities he was encouraging145 thriftlessness and mendicancy.

From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott




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