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philanthropist

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


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Bill Gates told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein discovered that he had had affairs during his marriage and tried to leverage that information against the billionaire philanthropist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But Fally Ipupa, who has also worked as a Unicef ambassador and philanthropist, maintains that his number-one mission is to unite rather than divide.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The 7,500-square-foot facility was made possible with funding from the late philanthropist Glorya Kaufman who died a month before the building opened to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Imagine that you and twenty casual acquaintances are in a room together, having been brought there by an eccentric philanthropist.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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