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  • 1generously — adverb in a generous manner (Freq. 1) he gave liberally to several charities • Syn: ↑liberally, ↑munificently • Derived from adjective: ↑generous, ↑munificent (for: ↑ …

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  • 2Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities     Charity and Charities …

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  • 3Margaret Haughery — Statue commemorating Margaret in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans Margaret Haughery (1813–1882) was a philanthropist known as the mother of the orphans .[1] She opened up four orphanages in the New Orleans area in the 19th century. Many… …

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  • 4SWIG, BENJAMIN HARRISON — (1893–1980), U.S. businessman and philanthropist. His father, Simon Swig, an immigrant from Lithuania, rose from an ordinary peddler to become a Republican member of the Massachusetts State Legislature and founder of the Tremont Trust Company of… …

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  • 5generous */*/ — UK [ˈdʒenərəs] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəs] adjective 1) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected Merton is clearly a warm and generous person. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous with …

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  • 6generous — gen|er|ous [ dʒen(ə)rəs ] adjective ** 1. ) giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected: Merton is clearly a warm and generous human being. generous to: Billy was very generous to people who had less than he did. generous… …

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  • 7Raymond Burr — Infobox actor name = Raymond Burr birthname = Raymond William Stacey Burr birthdate = birth date|1917|5|21 location = New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada deathdate = Death date and age|1993|9|12|1917|5|21 deathplace = Healdsburg, California …

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  • 8Myer family — /ˈmaɪə/ (say muyuh) noun an Australian family of retail traders and philanthropists. 1. Sidney Baevski, 1878–1934, Australian retail trader and philanthropist, born in Russia; founder of the department store company Myers in 1917 and benefactor… …

  • 9Boris Karloff — Born William Henry Pratt 23 November 1887(1887 11 23) East Dulwich, London, England, UK Died …

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  • 10George Washington Donaghey — (1 July 1856 15 December 1937) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913.George W. Donaghey was born in Oakland, Louisiana. From 1882 to 1883, Donaghey attended the University of Arkansas. He was a school teacher …

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