humanitarian
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This isn’t only humanitarian restraint; it’s the construction of a “golden bridge” across which a crippled leadership can eventually retreat while saying all hasn’t been lost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Russia's foreign ministry said the bridge would help "develop trade, economic and humanitarian exchanges" between Russia's Far East and North Korea.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He had limited dealings with Epstein, flying on the financier’s jet along with former President Clinton for a September 2002 humanitarian trip through Africa.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
"Our position has been to safeguard our neutrality while demonstrating our humanitarian values," President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in a statement at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The League had some success in humanitarian work and in settling minor disputes.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Power Suffix: -arian
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