: designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live
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a do-good social program that never worked out in the way that was intended
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His comments seemed to align with OpenAI’s original do-good nonprofit mission, established at its founding in 2015.
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Our do-good philanthropic program really unites all our villages around this vision, which is to unlock the future of women and children wherever they are born.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 June 2024
Many people will recognize Buckner for her role in the classic Grease, playing Patty Simcox, the bubbly do-good cheerleader who was friends with Sandy, played by the late Olivia Newton-John.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
The do-good brand launches today online and at Target and Sprouts grocery stores with 100 percent arabica coffee in light, medium and dark roasts.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
With the market yet to right itself, and some people reexamining the role big tech firms play in society, public sector roles, complete with perks like pensions and a warm, fuzzy do-good feeling, are suddenly proving popular.
—WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
Despite the recent high-profile arrest of one of its most famous proponents, the movement’s spirit showed no sign of flagging on Saturday when dozens of its adherents got together in San Francisco to catch up on how all their do-good efforts are going.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2023
Many say the community’s do-good ethos is at odds with the social media giant, which relies on selling advertisements based on users’ data.
—Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Our do-good philanthropic program really unites all our villages around this vision, which is to unlock the future of women and children wherever they are born.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 June 2024
Many people will recognize Buckner for her role in the classic Grease, playing Patty Simcox, the bubbly do-good cheerleader who was friends with Sandy, played by the late Olivia Newton-John.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
The do-good brand launches today online and at Target and Sprouts grocery stores with 100 percent arabica coffee in light, medium and dark roasts.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
With the market yet to right itself, and some people reexamining the role big tech firms play in society, public sector roles, complete with perks like pensions and a warm, fuzzy do-good feeling, are suddenly proving popular.
—WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
Despite the recent high-profile arrest of one of its most famous proponents, the movement’s spirit showed no sign of flagging on Saturday when dozens of its adherents got together in San Francisco to catch up on how all their do-good efforts are going.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2023
Many say the community’s do-good ethos is at odds with the social media giant, which relies on selling advertisements based on users’ data.
—Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
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“Do-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-good. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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