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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that it will receive a $140 million gift from an alumnus who seeks to remain anonymous. The gift is notable not only for its size but because it is unrestricted. It is rare for gifts of this size not to be designated for a particular purpose.

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