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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
benefit .
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Examples
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Anecdotally: At least one of the non-profits I volunteer with has directly benefitted from the stimulus.
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Dobbs is another one of those idiots who think that their ungaurded ulterancies about immigration will make a change of policy when their ancestors benefitted from the same immigration that their children today criticize.
Fueling speculation, Dobbs appears to soften on key issue 2009
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She clearly benefitted from the surgery, but a hip replacement would have done her in — the rehab from that procedure is really tough.
Wonk Room » Obama Speaks Out On The Challenges Of Comparative Effectiveness Research 2009
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The right-wing government of 1996-2207 benefitted from a more ‘left-wing’ central bank that paid less attention to the inflation hawks in the media.
Matthew Yglesias » Monetary Policy Lessons From Down Under 2010
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The firm structured a synthetic CDO through which Paulson benefitted from a decline in the value of the underlying securities.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Argument for More Regulation 2010
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Money was both a lure and a problem, though, for the publishers -- and just as whole industries saw the rise of mergers, takeovers and "multi-nationals" that came to dominate what had once been multi-owned, geographically dispersed, independent firms, so mainstream publishing gradually devolved onto a few international parent companies, who amassed subsidiary imprints and benefitted from the supposed economies of scale.
Nigel Hamilton: Apocalypse in Print Nigel Hamilton 2010
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Fourteen zip codes in Virginia that do not exist or are actually in other states nevertheless benefitted from the infusion of 9.5 million taxpayer dollars in federal stimulus money, according to the Old Dominion Watchdog website.
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Fourteen zip codes in Virginia that do not exist or are actually in other states nevertheless benefitted from the infusion of 9.5 million taxpayer dollars in federal stimulus money, according to the Old Dominion Watchdog website.
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The film was set three years after the series finale, and like “American Pie 2,” it benefitted from a huge opening weekend ($57 million), due mostly to a built-in audience from the popular show.
Top 10 Highest-Grossing R-Rated Comedies » Scene-Stealers 2009
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As a campaigner Bennet may have benefitted from a tough primary that bloodied him up.
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