humanitarian
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Cuba is in the midst of an economic meltdown and on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe after decades of government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Millions of Sudanese citizens are scattered, some outside the country, forced from their homes in the midst of the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Ships carrying humanitarian supplies, Centcom says, will be permitted, but "subject to inspection."
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The conflict has triggered what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Its leaders believed that white South Africans could be persuaded, on moral and humanitarian grounds, to end segregation.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing humanitarian
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Power Suffix: -arian
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