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Born in Chicago to progressive parents named Connie and Jerry — in the 1980s, Jerry innovated a way to stir investment in affordable housing — Altman was heavily influenced by their do-gooder spirit.
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Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
At the northwest corner of La Palma Park, three stone columns were connected by wooden planks that bore seals of the local chapters of do-gooder organizations like the Lions Club, Rotary International and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
By the time Roman Reigns entered the 32nd installment of WrestleMania, fans had long gotten bored of his stale do-gooder character work and the WWE’s laborious efforts to position him as its leading man.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
But a committee of do-gooders, with Victorian ideas about feminine purity, doubt that a young girl could have committed such a brutal act.
—Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Tim Wu, New York Times, 19 May 2025
At the northwest corner of La Palma Park, three stone columns were connected by wooden planks that bore seals of the local chapters of do-gooder organizations like the Lions Club, Rotary International and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
By the time Roman Reigns entered the 32nd installment of WrestleMania, fans had long gotten bored of his stale do-gooder character work and the WWE’s laborious efforts to position him as its leading man.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
But a committee of do-gooders, with Victorian ideas about feminine purity, doubt that a young girl could have committed such a brutal act.
—Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do-gooder
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“Do-gooder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-gooder. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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