as in nominal
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involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client
pro bono work a pro bono case
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Recent Examples of pro bono
The Deloitte Health Equity Institute, which has pro bono data and analytical tools to leverage that are accessible to all organizations to start on this journey of making health equity not just a societal concern, but actually a business priority.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
This is a unique pro bono opportunity that offers tax return preparation and experiential learning in communities far off the usual Alaska travel path.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
My pro bono work is done privately on my own initiative.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
During the pandemic, Beletsky shared her knowledge with those unable to attend film school by offering pro bono teaching through her social media accounts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
This is a unique pro bono opportunity that offers tax return preparation and experiential learning in communities far off the usual Alaska travel path.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
My pro bono work is done privately on my own initiative.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
During the pandemic, Beletsky shared her knowledge with those unable to attend film school by offering pro bono teaching through her social media accounts.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
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While some of the nominees fall far afield from the norms—Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. are the marquee names in that cohort, for sure—the bulk will face only nominal opposition from Democrats.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Of course, all the good deeds in the world can’t buy your way into heaven, but as a nominal Catholic, Biden may have been persuaded by the Pope to commute the sentences.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.Will Oremus, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
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At any given moment, 2 million to 10 million Ukrainians have been living in freezing temperatures without electricity.Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
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The Carroll County Public Library will be hosting the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, a nonprofit statewide legal service provider that assists in meeting the need for free civil legal services for community memes facing financial hardships, for a workshop, Feb. 8.Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Subscribe to Foreign Affairs This Week Our editors’ top picks, delivered free to your inbox every Friday.Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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