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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In Liberia, especially, the Peace Corps volunteers were repulsed by the ways that Americo-Liberians — the descendants of the Black Americans who founded the country — oppressed indigenous ethnic groups.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Buzan began her art journey as a teenage ceramist, studied lithography in college and painted clothing while in the Peace Corps in Jamaica.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
In the story of the episode, a younger, hippie-ish Barney is set to go to the Peace Corps with his girlfriend.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
As a presidential candidate, John F. Kennedy launched the idea for the Peace Corps during a campaign speech at the University of Michigan.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
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Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Buzan began her art journey as a teenage ceramist, studied lithography in college and painted clothing while in the Peace Corps in Jamaica.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
In the story of the episode, a younger, hippie-ish Barney is set to go to the Peace Corps with his girlfriend.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 14 July 2025
As a presidential candidate, John F. Kennedy launched the idea for the Peace Corps during a campaign speech at the University of Michigan.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Peace Corps
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