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Good Samaritan

[good suh-mar-i-tn] / ˈgʊd səˈmær ɪ tn /


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Being a good samaritan can get you killed, sure, but you should try to be one anyway.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2022

The good samaritan was not at the scene when law enforcement officials arrived.

From Fox News • Jan. 5, 2022

Many states have passed good samaritan laws and made naloxone available without a prescription.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2016

If the credentials were readily available as the letter to drivers indicates it is entirely possible that a good samaritan dropped them a note.

From Forbes • Feb. 28, 2015

My good samaritan picked the poorest and the most wistful for his largesse of roses.

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)