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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
Noun
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While this tendency can be improved through staff training and donor cultivation, especially in areas like the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research or the life sciences, additional models warrant exploration.—
Mung Chiang,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Bannon was found to have diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors to associates.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Both sides quickly thereafter resumed negotiations and struck a compromise, prompted in part by the potential damage to care givers.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Furthermore, appreciation benefits the giver as well.—
David Ford,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In the new movie, Fountain of Youth, which hits Apple TV+ on May 23, Krasinski stars as treasure hunter Luke Purdue, who is hunting for the fabled fountain of youth at the behest of his wealthy benefactor, Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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But one of her benefactors, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, praised her work as a trial attorney and her dedication to the community and legal profession.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The total number of worldwide missions tithes contributors in the U.S. and Canada has fallen from 11,630 in 2013 to 5,921 in 2023.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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In deciding what qualifies as the best cooling mattress, our editors and contributors test out the products firsthand by considering every personal preference.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
23 May 2025
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Moore plays a billionaire philanthropist, Michaela, who hires Alcock's Simone as an assistant, much to the chagrin of Simone's working-class sister, Devon (Fahy), who believes something is off about her sibling's new boss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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The philanthropist posted photos on Instagram alongside her friends, celebrating the occasion.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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