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
Loevy then represented the Globetrotters pro bono, in their first effort to unionize.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Public Counsel, a pro bono law firm in Los Angeles that works with low-income communities and vendors, is also working with coalitions and the city of Inglewood to ask that vendors be included in economic opportunities at the games and people in the area without legal status be protected.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Long represents clients in the areas of antitrust law, franchise law, and dealer/distribution law in multiple state and federal courts across the country, and also serves on Maslon’s pro bono committee and is a volunteer attorney with the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Public Counsel, a pro bono law firm in Los Angeles that works with low-income communities and vendors, is also working with coalitions and the city of Inglewood to ask that vendors be included in economic opportunities at the games and people in the area without legal status be protected.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Long represents clients in the areas of antitrust law, franchise law, and dealer/distribution law in multiple state and federal courts across the country, and also serves on Maslon’s pro bono committee and is a volunteer attorney with the Children’s Law Center of Minnesota.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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The nominal plan is to launch the test lander (essentially a crew module of the Blue Moon Mk2 vehicle) on New Glenn.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The rocket's success on this most recent flight hopefully put the vehicle back on course for more nominal missions ahead.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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For example, Antigravity doesn’t show you how full your context window is in a given conversation.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2026
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Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Ladipo says with a partnership with Common Goal, another national organization, their free inner-city soccer league, StationSoccer is the official player escort at the World Cup games in Atlanta.—
Chelsea Torres,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Rideshare / taxi services will not be permitted to drop off near Miami Stadium – all such vehicles will be directed to an offsite lot (more info below), and fans will be required to board a free shuttle bus.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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