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- noun Plural form of
benefactor .
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Examples
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The look on Londo's face as he finally realizes the Faustian bargain he has made with his 'benefactors' is as good a piece of acting as you'll ever see on TV.
The 7 Coolest Scenes In Science Fiction Film And Television 2007
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Since air transport is one of the main benefactors of globalization.
On the Eve of Presidential Elections: France's Major Challenges 2007
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When I have made some choices, I call the benefactors and they accept or ask me to look again.
How I Find Books to Read, Part 5: A Place Between the Tides by Harry Thurston ricklibrarian 2005
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When I have made some choices, I call the benefactors and they accept or ask me to look again.
Archive 2005-04-01 ricklibrarian 2005
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"Come, Denys," said he good-humouredly, "see what the good monks have given me; now, do try to be fairer to them; for to be round with you, it chilled my friendship for a moment to hear even you call my benefactors 'hypocrites.'"
The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1849
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Let us start in an honest rivalry -- let us get rid of the drawbacks and impediments which are in the way of our progress, and sure I am that the virtues, the energies, the industry, the adventurous spirit of the manufacturers and merchants of England, which have planted their language in every climate and in every region, would make them known as benefactors through the wide world.
The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 Various 1832
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Abandoned by his major-label benefactors the moment his 15 minutes finally ran out, the
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A second round of drinks had arrived unrequested, their waitress identifying as their benefactors a group of young staffers clustered around the bar, where they had clearly been drinking for a while.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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A second round of drinks had arrived unrequested, their waitress identifying as their benefactors a group of young staffers clustered around the bar, where they had clearly been drinking for a while.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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A second round of drinks had arrived unrequested, their waitress identifying as their benefactors a group of young staffers clustered around the bar, where they had clearly been drinking for a while.
O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011
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