American Friends Service Committee

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/ əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈfrɛndz ˈsɜr vɪs kəˈmɪt i /

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noun

a social-service organization founded in 1917 by the Society of Friends: Nobel Peace Prize 1947. Abbreviations: AFSC, A.F.S.C.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby American Friends Service Committee

Pedro Rios, director of American Friends Service Committee, said this will lead to more victims.
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“That transparency opens up the possibility for a much more accountable process,” said Pedro Rios, director of American Friends Service Committee – San Diego.
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Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
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Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
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The best comparison here for an American audience is, well, Internet stuff.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The editors, writers, and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were human beings with families, friends, and loved ones.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
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We prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
We can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The badness of the gunpowder used by the Mexicans, was again of great service to us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick