humanitarian
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President Obama treated Ebola as a humanitarian emergency and a national-security priority.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Bessent added Washington would halt Iranian airlines' access to landing slots, refuelling and ticket sales, while allowing travel for religious pilgrimage and humanitarian reasons.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Can you update us on the humanitarian crisis?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The Ebola outbreak is posing massive challenges for medical aid organisations, a senior humanitarian official has said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
But the border was porous—always had been—and Laila knew that thousands of Afghans were still crossing into Pakistan either with bribes or by proving humanitarian grounds—and there were always smugglers who could be hired.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing humanitarian
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Power Suffix: -arian
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