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 City of White Settlement said approximately 150 residents are displaced, and the Red Cross is assisting.
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani visited the apartment building Thursday with the Department of Buildings, the Red Cross and the Office of Emergency Management.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
In Iran, the International Committee for the Red Cross said more than 1,300 people have been killed.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
This story has been updated to correct that the death toll in Iran is from the Iranian Red Crescent, not the Red Cross.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Mayor Mamdani visited the apartment building Thursday with the Department of Buildings, the Red Cross and the Office of Emergency Management.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
In Iran, the International Committee for the Red Cross said more than 1,300 people have been killed.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
This story has been updated to correct that the death toll in Iran is from the Iranian Red Crescent, not the Red Cross.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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