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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The economic hardship deferment, meanwhile, is generally available to student loan borrowers who receive public assistance, earn below a certain income threshold or work in the Peace Corps.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Garamendi credits the Peace Corps’s call to service under former President John F. Kennedy with putting him on the path to Congress.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 May 2025
With an annual budget of more than $400 million, the Peace Corps has long been popular with Democrats and Republicans.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
And Al worked for a time in the Peace Corps in Africa, where soccer is beloved.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Garamendi credits the Peace Corps’s call to service under former President John F. Kennedy with putting him on the path to Congress.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 May 2025
With an annual budget of more than $400 million, the Peace Corps has long been popular with Democrats and Republicans.
—Nathan Layne, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
And Al worked for a time in the Peace Corps in Africa, where soccer is beloved.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Peace Corps
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“The Peace Corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Peace%20Corps. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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