the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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When the Red Cross denied the women entry to their club and instead opened a segregated club, the battalion collectively refused to enter to express their disapproval.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
All residents of the building, which has about six apartments, Marsh said, were evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
She is expected to survive, according to the Red Cross, which manages the migrant center on the island.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Since the prize’s establishment in 1901, its winners had been leaders of the Red Cross, founders of peace groups and the author of Lay Down Your Arms, an anti-war novel.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
All residents of the building, which has about six apartments, Marsh said, were evacuated and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
She is expected to survive, according to the Red Cross, which manages the migrant center on the island.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Since the prize’s establishment in 1901, its winners had been leaders of the Red Cross, founders of peace groups and the author of Lay Down Your Arms, an anti-war novel.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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