the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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It's also recommended that parents enroll their child in a babysitting course like those offered by the Red Cross.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
Store cash along with important documents FEMA and the Red Cross advise individuals to keep cash in the same safe location as one’s important documents to pay for emergency purchases in the event that ATMs aren’t functioning or banks are closed.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas fighters paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Before the four hostages were released, Hamas held a signing ceremony on the stage, between one of its members and a representative of the Red Cross.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
Store cash along with important documents FEMA and the Red Cross advise individuals to keep cash in the same safe location as one’s important documents to pay for emergency purchases in the event that ATMs aren’t functioning or banks are closed.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas fighters paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Before the four hostages were released, Hamas held a signing ceremony on the stage, between one of its members and a representative of the Red Cross.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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