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Recent Examples of altruist
Testimony at his trial suggested that his image as an altruist was at least partially a sham.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The billionaires have bought a lot of brains: Many people in Silicon Valley and around the world now call themselves effective altruists.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Yet despite these concerns and their nominal power in the OpenAI board, the explicit effective altruists in the organization lost out to those focused more on the immediate business opportunities.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
Several altruists on the list chose to direct their donations to advance higher education and research, especially in AI.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The billionaires have bought a lot of brains: Many people in Silicon Valley and around the world now call themselves effective altruists.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Yet despite these concerns and their nominal power in the OpenAI board, the explicit effective altruists in the organization lost out to those focused more on the immediate business opportunities.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
Several altruists on the list chose to direct their donations to advance higher education and research, especially in AI.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
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Lutnick has frequently joined Trump on the campaign trail and hosted numerous fundraisers for Trump alongside some of the major Republican donors such as John Paulson, Duke Buchan and Woody Johnson.Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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In 2021 and 2022, the test was able to link cases of encephalitis among transplant recipients to yellow fever in their organ donor.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Here are a few gifts that will set you apart as a savvy giver.Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The couple rank among the country’s most generous philanthropists on Forbes’ annual list of the top 25 givers, with their lifetime giving estimated by Forbes at more than $1.7 billion.Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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After Biden attracted billionaires like Michael Bloomberg and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, Harris has already got the backing of at least 76 wealthy benefactors herself, including Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and philanthropist Melinda French Gates.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This person could be a business partner, a benefactor, or a friend.Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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Property crime has been the largest contributor to the increase in total crime rates.Jovi Dai, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The actress, activist, producer, philanthropist, and best-selling author, is part of the select group of creatives to have achieved EGOT status, having won an Emmy, a Grammy, Oscar and two Tony Awards.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Friends say Freeman was a humble philanthropist who didn't publicize his gifts to numerous nonprofit groups.Nate Rau, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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