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philanthropist

[fi-lan-thruh-pist] / fɪˈlæn θrə pɪst /


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By email, Chopra wrote that he was glad that philanthropist Barnaby Marsh had introduced them in person.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The high-profile media tycoon was also a philanthropist and U.S. landowner; “I’ve won more than most.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The mustached southerner, yachting enthusiast and philanthropist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The Goldrich is named in honor of the late Jona Goldrich, an L.A.-based Jewish Holocaust survivor, philanthropist, real estate developer and co-founder of Holocaust Museum LA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Thirty-one Sing Sing wardens had lasted only little over a year; they included a steamfitter, a coal dealer, a horseman, a postmaster, a customs revenue collector, a millionaire and philanthropist, and “assorted ward-heelers.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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