humanitarian
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The Yemen conflict has caused a humanitarian crisis.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He was knighted in 2003 for his humanitarian work.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Myanmar's civil war often makes the scale of natural disasters hard for humanitarian organisations to judge, as well as complicating relief efforts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
I will tell you, I’ve led with the humanitarian thing.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
But in Norway and Sweden, we were greeted with open arms, and given assistance and scholarships and money for legal defense and humanitarian aid for political prisoners.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He worked alongside activists and humanitarians , externalin Czechoslovakia to navigate complex political obstacles, such as getting children to Britain through the Netherlands, which had closed its borders to Jewish refugees.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"Announcing this decision on World Humanitarian Day, while the world honoured the courage and sacrifice of humanitarians, was particularly egregious," the joint statement added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But thank God we have humanitarians like Jeff and Janine Yass who still believe in lifting them up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
By early January, humanitarians were preparing to expand operations.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
It is not at all what the humanitarians hoped and expected.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
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Power Suffix: -arian
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