Melinda
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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With a match from philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the total proceeds amounted to $20 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bill and Melinda Gates divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and Buffett started the Giving Pledge, which aimed to get extraordinarily wealthy people to give away the majority of their fortune during their lifetime or in their will.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
That same year, Melinda French Gates left the foundation she co-founded to concentrate on her own philanthropic goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Alfredo and Melinda Ortega, our butchers, gave us all the chicken, beef, and pork my dad’s pickup truck could carry.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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