altruist

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Recent Examples of altruist Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better. Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024 Effective altruists were also making a splash in other areas, like global health and development or biosecurity or AI, but those were all areas where a lot of money was already being spent from many sources. Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024 Effective altruists were some of the earliest people to take seriously the study of catastrophic risks from AI, and many in the AI safety community—though not all—subscribe to the philosophy to varying degrees. Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 30 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for altruist
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Noun
  • In taking on the role of chairman, Trump ousted philanthropist David Rubenstein, who was the largest individual donor, having contributed more than $110 million. Kennedy Center Board Chair Donald Trump speaks to reporters from the Presidential Box in the Concert Hall.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Of the $185,000 donated, $160,000 came from this timely anonymous donor.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The government isn't the giver of the right to transact.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • To see the full list of top givers, which includes women like Mackenzie Scott, Marilyn Simons and Lynn & Stacy Schusterman, click through here!
    Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But after signing his present and future lives away, this holy fool is at the mercy of his benefactors.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In her review of The Brutalist, Los Angeles Times critic Amy Nicholson cleverly pointed out how Michelangelo ran up against his benefactors in much the same way as the film's László.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Robert De Niro isn't slowing down.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now, in celebration of Women’s History Month, the entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist has launched, in tandem with ULTA, the Makers Mindset Workshop.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
  • When its original 34th Street location became too small, the financier and philanthropist Spencer Trask helped the club acquire the Samuel Tilden Mansion for a new base.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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