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The three-story facility has been named the Shiley STEM Initiative building in honor of philanthropist Darlene Marcos Shiley, one of the largest benefactors of USD, a private Catholic university located in San Diego’s Linda Vista neighborhood.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026 -
The orphanage was funded by a group of wealthy benefactors that included Chae-ni’s grandmother.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 May 2026
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The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the President would endorse Cornyn, Paxton would drop out, the friendly fire would stop, and Republican donors could conserve their funds for the general election in November.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Fourth, Europe and international financial institutions need to think less like donors and more like market-makers.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Videos of the Saturday night melee at a Chipotle in the Navy Yard neighborhood showed youths throwing punches and chairs as patrons watched in fear.—
Steve Thompson,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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For those patrons who cannot come to the main branch to browse its shelves, the library loads approximately 1,200 of its most popular books, CDs and DVDs onto its bookmobile.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Baptist Health recently received another significant donation from philanthropists Al and Jane Nahmad, though hospital leaders declined to disclose the amount.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Other philanthropists in certain states have also committed to seed the accounts for qualifying families, and a number of employers have pledged to match the accounts' $1,000 Treasury deposit.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Patronesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronesses. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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