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do-gooding

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Recent Examples of do-gooding Of course, there’s a little showing off, too, along with the do-gooding. — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025

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Patel viewed it more as a high-stakes litmus test of his wealthy audience’s altruism.

— Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

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Meanwhile, the very vocabulary of humanitarianism and antiracism has become so selectively applied or debased as to be meaningless.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Ono has also made her mark as a peace activist, and her humanitarianism runs throughout her oeuvre.

— Julie L. Belcove, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

Definition of humanitarianism

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The committee also highlighted the film’s humanism and delicate direction, its dense, multidimensional character relationships, and its meditation on love, desire and original sin.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
In a public statement, its 15-member selection committee praised the film’s overall achievement, mise-en-scène, Lee’s characteristically deep humanism and the density of its portrait of class, love and desire.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanism

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The showcase is supported by Allison Sarofim, the chair of Friends of the CFDA known for her work in the arts, film, fashion, beauty, and philanthropy.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
One of the most beloved celebrities of all time, her passing inspired a tidal wave of tributes from around the world, with Parton remembered not just for her music but for her acting career, decades of philanthropy and advocacy.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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