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IRC

American  
  1. Internal Revenue Code.


IRC British  

abbreviation

  1. International Red Cross

  2. International Red Crescent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When Duop’s 1-year-old baby, Nyagoa, fell ill with cholera in July, on a day IRC would have visited, there was no one to help her.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

In a statement, the IRC emphasised that cholera vaccine coverage was "low" and "essential supplies dwindling".

From BBC • May 27, 2025

“For small and mid-sized restaurants, the costs and constraints imposed by third-party apps are unsustainable,” the IRC said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

It began when residents voted for a constitutional amendment in 2014 that gave primary responsibility over the process to an Independent Redistricting Commission, or IRC.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023

They tell their stories to one another almost continuously, via twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week messaging systems much more advanced than the IRC in the Statesman’s story.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz