generosity
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“This isn’t out of generosity or a desire to protect the game’s well-being,” Meyer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“Bill lived a life of purpose, generosity, and service. He believed deeply that every person deserved the opportunity to live a healthy, fulfilling life, and he spent decades working to make that vision a reality.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
As a result, Prof Voon says, friends or family can regard the change in behaviour as generosity or extravagance - rather than anything pathological - and so it continues.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It projected American generosity and soft power in ways that built lasting alliances far more efficiently than could ever be achieved militarily.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
They were afraid of Yossarian and persecuted him incessandy with nagging generosity and with their exasperating insistence on doing small favors for him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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