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Castro is remembered by supporters as having guided Cuba through multiple crises -- US-backed invasions, embargoes, assassination plots and the intense hardship caused by the collapse of Cuba's main ally and benefactor, the Soviet Union.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

She believed the gold coins may have been hidden there four years ago by a mystery benefactor.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Let’s say your benefactor bought the house for $500,000, and the house was worth $1.5 million when you inherited it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

The jury noted that it is often a wealthy benefactor or nonprofit that generates that money, and for years the Los Angeles Zoo believed it had that in GLAZA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

To be a member of the working poor is to be an anonymous donor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone else.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Nearly every state in the U.S. has a version of California’s slayer statute, which effectively disinherits beneficiaries who’ve “feloniously and intentionally” killed their benefactors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The announcement "will include a series of measures to make political funding more transparent, including restrictions on donations from foreign-based benefactors", the paper says.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Supported by unnamed donors, he offers encouragement and religious-based morale boosts to politicians or their mutual benefactors.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I think the market is saying these financial companies are going to be the biggest benefactors of AI,” with margin and operational efficiency improvements, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

After a round of applause for Mr. Wilde’s speech, students began putting on dramatic performances for the audience, which included several white people, benefactors of the school in one way or another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane