generous
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You are a friend and a guest, and a generous one at that, but you are not the wedding-present police.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s harder and harder to find U.S. stock-focused mutual funds that boast generous dividend yields.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Sales of its Ioniq 5 crossover rose 13% year-over-year in March, though the automaker used generous discounts to help dealers sell them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
But employees like Derek aren’t quite as generous with their diagnosis: “They are getting cavities in their brains.”
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
I can't thank you enough for your generous $100 donation.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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