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goodwill

[good-wil] / ˈgʊdˈwɪl /
NOUN
generosity
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In media, a great new hire or a hard-earned bit of reader goodwill are just fresh bandages placed over a wound that must be constantly treated.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Management cited a $184 million pretax goodwill impairment charge tied to the company’s oncology practice alliance and Integrated Oncology Network, which Cardinal acquired in late 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“John was a guy who had great courage, he had great goodwill and a damn good mind,” Wilson, who was mayor of San Diego when he first met Seymour in the 1970s, said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The company reported a $3.7 billion net loss, caused by a Mobileye goodwill impairment and U.S. government stake derivative payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The COD served an important symbolic function for Africans; blacks who had come into the struggle because they were antiwhite discovered that there were indeed whites of goodwill who treated Africans as equals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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