the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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Aguilar said Angulo donated his food and time to several charities, including the Red Cross and a police officer foundation.
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Jimmy Jenkins, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Palestinians watch as Hamas fighters take up a position ahead of handing over four bodies to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The International Committee of the Red Cross also said in late June that its field hospital near one of the GHF sites has been overwhelmed more than 20 times in the previous months by mass casualties.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Taylor then worked for the Red Cross in Georgia before moving to the Cincinnati area and taking a job with the UC Foundation in 2013.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Jimmy Jenkins, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
Palestinians watch as Hamas fighters take up a position ahead of handing over four bodies to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The International Committee of the Red Cross also said in late June that its field hospital near one of the GHF sites has been overwhelmed more than 20 times in the previous months by mass casualties.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Taylor then worked for the Red Cross in Georgia before moving to the Cincinnati area and taking a job with the UC Foundation in 2013.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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