Red Cross
noun
: a red Greek cross on a white background used as the emblem of the International Red Cross
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Flanked by Hamas militants, the four Israeli soldiers smiled and waved from a stage in Gaza City's Palestine Square before being led off to Red Cross.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, dozens of freed Palestinians, all looking wan and thin in stained gray Israeli prison jumpsuits, disembarked from a white Red Cross bus.
—Isabel Debre, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Those released previously had been visited by Red Cross staff in Sanaa and received medical checks and other assistance, the organization said while announcing the release.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The company recently donated a portion of proceeds from washes and memberships to help the American Red Cross respond to the wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, dozens of freed Palestinians, all looking wan and thin in stained gray Israeli prison jumpsuits, disembarked from a white Red Cross bus.
—Isabel Debre, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Those released previously had been visited by Red Cross staff in Sanaa and received medical checks and other assistance, the organization said while announcing the release.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The company recently donated a portion of proceeds from washes and memberships to help the American Red Cross respond to the wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Red%20Cross. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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