disaster relief
noun
: money to help rebuild an area after a disaster
The state is asking for federal disaster relief.
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They can be used for transporting disaster relief aid, cargo and people, the company said.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Money put in these kettles over the holiday season will help provide gifts to children, food, shelter, and disaster relief.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
And though absent due to health concerns, Dolly Parton was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her vast philanthropic efforts, from literacy initiatives to disaster relief.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025
Washington has long seen Nepal as merely part of India’s backyard, and therefore limits its involvement to aid projects and disaster relief while avoiding deeper diplomatic initiatives that might irk New Delhi.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Money put in these kettles over the holiday season will help provide gifts to children, food, shelter, and disaster relief.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
And though absent due to health concerns, Dolly Parton was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her vast philanthropic efforts, from literacy initiatives to disaster relief.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025
Washington has long seen Nepal as merely part of India’s backyard, and therefore limits its involvement to aid projects and disaster relief while avoiding deeper diplomatic initiatives that might irk New Delhi.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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