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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“Antisemitism has existed for hundreds of years,” says Nelly Eliasberg, a spokeswoman for Values Initiative, an NGO that advocates for Germany’s Jewish community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Polly Turton, head of climate action at NGO Shade the UK, said the situation was "the new normal. The sleepless nights we're all experiencing, we are going to have to adapt to," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Fruzsina Skrabski, of the pro-family NGO Three Princes, Three Princesses, believes without these policies "there would be hundreds of thousands of fewer children".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Divers working for the NGO Healthy Seas captured the footage whilst diving to highlight the problem of so-called "ghost fishing nets".
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Anna's telling Darnell about tiger cubs, and poachers, and village women who work with her NGO to protect the shrinking habitat.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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