disaster relief

noun

: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.

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What To Know The Chinese Defense Ministry announced that Exercise Golden Dragon 2025 is scheduled to take place in Cambodia from mid- to late May, featuring counter-terrorism operations, as well as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief activities on land, at sea, and in the air. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 The change at the top of the agency that coordinates federal disaster relief comes a few weeks before the start of of hurricane season on June 1. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 8 May 2025 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday answered lawmakers' questions on border security, disaster relief, cybersecurity, REAL ID requirements and more. Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025 Demonstrators there called for higher wages, gender equality, health care, disaster relief, a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. CBS News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for disaster relief

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“Disaster relief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaster%20relief. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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