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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
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Musk was also Trump's biggest campaign donor in 2024 and has used his social media platform X as a megaphone for conservative causes.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Also interviewed: former KU coach Roy Williams, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, Vanderbilt heart surgeon Ashish Shah, Vanderbilt cardiologist Jonathan Menachem, Sacramento Kings teammate Bobby Jackson, several members of the family of Scot’s heart donor, Casey Angell, and others.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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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
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What really kicked the project into motion, though, was an anonymous benefactor who contributed a $4.5 million gift to the venture, Flamion said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Just two awards away from obtaining EGOT status, for over three decades, Foxx has maintained a repertoire of not only staunch professionalism, but also stands as a benefactor of Black male representation in entertainment.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Each team’s key contributors Panthers The Panthers have gotten production from a large part of their roster during their run to the Stanley Cup Final, as 10 players have scored at least 10 points in the team’s 17 playoff games.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors + - d F m k j What's Next The Winter Storm Watch could be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning as confidence in the snowfall totals and impacts increases.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Jordan has a production company, Outlier Society, which doubles as a laboratory for developing his own projects, plus thriving side careers as a brand ambassador, philanthropist, and sea-moss-beverage entrepreneur, among other pursuits.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Our values must live beyond our walls The Jewish community has many generous philanthropists.—
Rabbi David Steinhardt,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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