the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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The International Committee of the Red Cross also said in late June that its field hospital near one of the GHF sites has been overwhelmed more than 20 times in the previous months by mass casualties.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Taylor then worked for the Red Cross in Georgia before moving to the Cincinnati area and taking a job with the UC Foundation in 2013.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Min siblings applied to the Red Cross at least five times and listed themselves under the South Korean government as a separated family.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Seeking an official sponsor, the doctors went to the Red Cross and then to the U.S. Army, both of which promptly rejected them.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Taylor then worked for the Red Cross in Georgia before moving to the Cincinnati area and taking a job with the UC Foundation in 2013.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Min siblings applied to the Red Cross at least five times and listed themselves under the South Korean government as a separated family.
—Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
Seeking an official sponsor, the doctors went to the Red Cross and then to the U.S. Army, both of which promptly rejected them.
—Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Red Cross
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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