the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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University of Wisconsin-Madison alum and journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park, has been found alive, the Red Cross confirmed.
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Hamas fighters stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on February 22.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Two months into their detention, there was another hopeful dispatch when the detainees were visited by members of the Red Cross.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Hospitals and healthcare organizations, such as the Red Cross, have responded with additional calls for blood donations.
—Bob Roda, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Hamas fighters stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on February 22.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Two months into their detention, there was another hopeful dispatch when the detainees were visited by members of the Red Cross.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Hospitals and healthcare organizations, such as the Red Cross, have responded with additional calls for blood donations.
—Bob Roda, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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