benefactress

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Recent Examples of benefactress Breaking down the differences between playing the ruthless crime lord and the polished benefactress, Gasćon also noted that the role of Emilia was deceptively physical. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 Instead, each week will see the top two queens will earn benefactress badges. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 May 2024 An ugly home break-in scene leaves her bereft of a benefactress, as well as her own (missing but presumably still alive) beloved dog, Diego. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 May 2023 She’s reunited with the local company’s benefactress, and her own first mentor and supporter, Winnie Flato. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 18 June 2021 Ross resigned, at Stanford’s behest and amid great scandal, forcing Jordan to take the blame for the decision and defend his benefactress in order to save the university’s reputation. Maia Silber, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 Christian Temperance Union leader Frances Willard and millionaire benefactress Alva Belmont. Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2020 Ragan had served as benefactress to his predecessor, and her money helped make Rosenberger the youngest House speaker in the nation. Chrissie Thompson, Cincinnati.com, 9 June 2018 Looking for an alternative, Batchelder and Ragan – the statesman's longtime friend and benefactress – considered Rosenberger. Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 23 Apr. 2018
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Noun
  • Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Unusual benefactors?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Though benefactor scandals were not unheard of, there’d never been a reckoning quite like this one.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Greek Meaning: Good woman Alternative Spellings & Variations: Agathe, Aggie, Agata Famous Namesakes: designer Agatha Ruiz De La Prada, novelist Agatha Christie Peak Popularity: 1891 Fun Fact: St. Agatha of Sicily is the patroness of breast cancer patients.
    Anna Moeslein, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • When it was founded, St. Mary’s was known as Immaculate Conception — the patroness of the United States.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 June 2024
Noun
  • President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Frank Bisignano, a GOP donor and CEO of fintech and payments firm Fiserv, to the role.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For Pisano’s procedure earlier this year, the NYU team used a donor pig with a single genetic edit—a gene knockout to eliminate alpha-gal sugar on the surface of the pigs’ cells.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The film has attracted prominent supporters, among them actress Kerry Washington and philanthropist Jessica Seinfeld, who joined the project as executive producers.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Wall Street Journal reported in 2023 that Alex Soros, the youngest son of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, had taken control of the PAC and that $125 million was earmarked for it.
    Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024

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“Benefactress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefactress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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