as in nominal
law
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
Twice in this story, Nadia describes her desire to become an assassin—not a killer for hire but someone who kills bad guys pro bono.
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Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Alliance Defending Freedom of Scottsdale, Arizona, represented the school district pro bono.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Attorney Lewis Morgan Porter Jr. was a former Marine who for more than two decades did pro bono legal work for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, a national organization that awards $10 million in scholarships each year.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
ProPublica is represented in the suit by its deputy general counsel, Sarah Matthews, and by pro bono attorneys at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Alliance Defending Freedom of Scottsdale, Arizona, represented the school district pro bono.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
Attorney Lewis Morgan Porter Jr. was a former Marine who for more than two decades did pro bono legal work for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, a national organization that awards $10 million in scholarships each year.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
ProPublica is represented in the suit by its deputy general counsel, Sarah Matthews, and by pro bono attorneys at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
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Recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency, which Trump says Musk heads despite another nominal administrator, led to firing tens of thousands of workers and targeted more.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The exposures listed on the initial holdings list do add up to more than 100%, with nominal bonds as the biggest category.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 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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And for a limited time, customers can get one free packet of TRUFF Original or Jalapeño Lime Hot Sauce to drizzle on breakfast sandwiches, wraps, egg bites, bakes, sandwiches, or pockets.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2025
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With one week before the start of NFL free agency, Rams coach Sean McVay is resting, if not resting easy, knowing Stafford will be leading his team for a fifth season.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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