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Buffett Ends Gates Charity Gifts

businessJuly 16, 2026·98 words·1 min read
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Buffett Ends Gates Charity Gifts
Warren Buffett is 95 years old. He is very rich. For 20 years, he gave money to the Gates Foundation. This year, he stopped. He gave $6billion to his family instead.
Buffett and Bill Gates were once good friends. But now they are not close. Some files showed Gates knew a bad man. The man was Jeffrey Epstein. Gates says he is sorry. He did nothing wrong.
Buffett will give all his money to charity. His family will help. The Gates Foundation thanked Buffett. It says it is still okay. It will do its work until 2045.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a group that gives money to help people
n.
money or help for people in need
adj.
feeling bad about something
adv.
friendly and near to each other
Vocabulary Translations· 4 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

foundationn.

a group that gives money to help people

quỹ từ thiệnfundação財団vakıffundaciónfundacjaمؤسسة خيريةstichtingфонд基金会재단
charityn.

money or help for people in need

từ thiệncaridade慈善hayır işicaridaddobroczynnośćعمل خيريliefdadigheidблаготворительность慈善자선
sorryadj.

feeling bad about something

hối tiếcarrependido申し訳なく思うüzgünarrepentidoskruszonyآسفspijt hebbenсожалеющий抱歉미안한
closeadv.

friendly and near to each other

thân thiếtpróximos親しいyakınunidosbliscyمقربونhechtблизкие亲密친한

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

Buffett is 85 years old.

2

Buffett gave money to the Gates Foundation for 20 years.

3

The Gates Foundation thanked Buffett.

4

The foundation will do its work until 2050.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What did Buffett give to his family?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What is true about Buffett and Gates now?

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