Salvation Army
noun
: an international religious and charitable group organized on military lines and founded in 1865 by William Booth for evangelizing and social betterment (as of the poor)
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The proceeds will benefit the Chula Vista Salvation Army youth summer camps and holiday gift giving and families.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Zoom in: San Francisco already has a high concentration of secondhand stores across the city, ranging from traditional options like Goodwill and Salvation Army to high-end boutique consignments and resale retailers like Crossroads Trading Co. and Buffalo Exchange.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
United Way of Northwest Indiana, Salvation Army and Portage Recovery Association all considered the building but ultimately rejected it.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
Zoom in: San Francisco already has a high concentration of secondhand stores across the city, ranging from traditional options like Goodwill and Salvation Army to high-end boutique consignments and resale retailers like Crossroads Trading Co. and Buffalo Exchange.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 15 Apr. 2025
An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
United Way of Northwest Indiana, Salvation Army and Portage Recovery Association all considered the building but ultimately rejected it.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Salvation Army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Salvation%20Army. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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