the Peace Corps
noun
: a U.S. organization that trains and sends people who work without pay to help poor people in other countries
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Barned-Smith started his career at the Philadelphia Daily News, served in the Peace Corps, in Paraguay, and worked at the Montgomery Gazette, in Maryland, before joining Hearst Newspapers in 2014.
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Keenan had spent time in the Peace Corps and had drifted around the world afterward, coming away with the conception that Americans’ ignorance of other cultures had led the country directly into the wood chipper of Vietnam.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
These adults could join the military or the Peace Corps, coach youth sports, volunteer at a hospital, etc.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
More than 31,243 residents from this state have served in the Peace Corps since 1961.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
Keenan had spent time in the Peace Corps and had drifted around the world afterward, coming away with the conception that Americans’ ignorance of other cultures had led the country directly into the wood chipper of Vietnam.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
These adults could join the military or the Peace Corps, coach youth sports, volunteer at a hospital, etc.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
More than 31,243 residents from this state have served in the Peace Corps since 1961.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Peace Corps
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“The Peace Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Peace%20Corps. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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