philanthropist
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His graduating class included former tech executive and philanthropist Sheryl Sandberg, Hollywood filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and the writer Colson Whitehead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sarah Jane has since carved out a career of her own in New York, working as a model, content creator and philanthropist.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Fans flocked to her home state of Tennessee to pay homage to the musician, philanthropist and entrepreneur, as President Donald Trump ordered flags on government buildings be flown at half-staff.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to Nozell, the singer — who rose from humble beginnings in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains into an internationally beloved rhinestones-studded star, evocative storyteller and thoughtful philanthropist — would not have wanted a traditional memorial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Remembering, her old customers picture her as philanthropist, medical authority, bouncer, and poetess of the bodily emotions without being involved with them.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Parton was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022, which honoured her as "one of the entertainment world's most generous philanthropists".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In retirement, "Boss Zhu" published a number of books of speeches on economic reform, and was listed as one of the country's top philanthropists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
This tactic is creating a new loser in the consolidation of higher education: thousands of philanthropists who have donated billions of dollars to colleges and universities across generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
His plan would leave that role to corporations and private philanthropists instead.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Only a consummate politician could have balanced the interests of regents, legislators, professors, and philanthropists to build the University of California into the first-class academic institution it had become.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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