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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And then there is the dreamer artist and author who at 50 dropped everything and joined the Peace Corps.
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David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
That service extends not just to our men and boys, but also to everyone through the California Service Corps, now larger than the Peace Corps.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The 40-year-old grew up middle class in Madison, Wisconsin before going to college, then joining the Peace Corps and serving in rural Thailand.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
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David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
That service extends not just to our men and boys, but also to everyone through the California Service Corps, now larger than the Peace Corps.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The 40-year-old grew up middle class in Madison, Wisconsin before going to college, then joining the Peace Corps and serving in rural Thailand.
—Essence, 16 Dec. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
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“The Peace Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Peace%20Corps. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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