the Red Crescent
noun
: an organization in Islamic countries that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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Rescue workers, at least two of whom can be seen wearing uniforms, are seen exiting a fire truck and an ambulance marked with the emblem of the Red Crescent and approaching the ambulance derailed to the side.
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Four others were treated for tear gas inhalation, the Red Crescent said, while three of the prisoners released were also transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Aid trucks that have been lined up next to warehouses for months will be moved to the crossing with Gaza, Dr. Raed Abdel Nasser, general secretary of the Red Crescent in North Sinai, told NBC News.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s failure even to acknowledge whether these children are alive, or to allow welfare checks by the Red Crescent, has done much to convince Israelis that negotiation with the group is pointless.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Four others were treated for tear gas inhalation, the Red Crescent said, while three of the prisoners released were also transferred to hospital for medical treatment.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Aid trucks that have been lined up next to warehouses for months will be moved to the crossing with Gaza, Dr. Raed Abdel Nasser, general secretary of the Red Crescent in North Sinai, told NBC News.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s failure even to acknowledge whether these children are alive, or to allow welfare checks by the Red Crescent, has done much to convince Israelis that negotiation with the group is pointless.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Red Crescent
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“The Red Crescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Crescent. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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