peace corps
noun
: a body of trained personnel sent as volunteers especially to assist underdeveloped nations
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The film stars Jackson White as Jud Crandall, who is hoping to leave Ludlow and join the peace corps with his girlfriend Norma (Natalie Alyn Lind).
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Caroline Brew, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
Haggerty officially came out of the closet in 1969, three years after being kicked out of the peace corps for being gay.
—Niko Stratis, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2022
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Caroline Brew, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
Haggerty officially came out of the closet in 1969, three years after being kicked out of the peace corps for being gay.
—Niko Stratis, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2022
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“Peace corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20corps. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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