the Red Cross

noun

: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster

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Please, contact the Red Cross at (800) 675-5799 or visit Amerian Red Cross. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025 The organization is also partnering with the Red Cross to serve meals to residents and first responders. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025 His mother, Lorna Kooi Simpson, was president of the Red Cross in Cody and on the local planning commission. Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025 Kate, a volunteer with the Red Cross, proposed helping a British officer being held by the Germans in a requisitioned hospital; Etta reluctantly agreed to be her accomplice. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Red Cross

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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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