NGO
Americanabbreviation
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National Gas Outlet.
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nongovernmental organization.
abbreviation
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non-governmental organization
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(in India) nongazetted officer
Example Sentences
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Other groups including Iran Human Rights NGO and Iran Human Rights Monitor say the toll has surpassed 3,000.
Mark Taylor, former head of a Cambodia-based anti-trafficking NGO, said the "preemptive shifting of scam centre resources", including workers, equipment and managers, had been seen ahead of law enforcement sweeps.
From Barron's
Residents say the demolitions -- which an NGO says has displaced over 30,000 people -- were done without warning, a claim the Lagos state government disputes.
From Barron's
They had worked for an NGO that rescued asylum-seekers at risk of drowning between 2015 to 2018, when hundreds of thousands of migrants crossed the narrow straits from Turkey to Greece.
From BBC
The Foro Penal legal rights NGO, which defends many of the detainees, gave a much smaller tally of around 180 freed.
From Barron's
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