the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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As of Tuesday afternoon, tenants at 208 Dyckman were not able to return home, and the Red Cross was providing assistance and immediate temporary relocation.
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Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But there is only one functioning excavator in Gaza available for body recoveries, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026
Homes on both sides of the address were damaged, FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said, adding that the FDNY was working with the Red Cross to provide assistance to the 16 people left displaced by the explosion.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Those looking to donate can make an appointment, or search for a nearby blood drive, on the Red Cross's website, or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But there is only one functioning excavator in Gaza available for body recoveries, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026
Homes on both sides of the address were damaged, FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito said, adding that the FDNY was working with the Red Cross to provide assistance to the 16 people left displaced by the explosion.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Those looking to donate can make an appointment, or search for a nearby blood drive, on the Red Cross's website, or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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