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OXFAM

British  
/ ˈɒksfæm /

acronym

  1. Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

"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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OXFAM, an international organization that fights poverty, said it is working with women’s cooperatives in Turkey to determine an appropriate immediate and long-term response plan.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

With help from OXFAM, the Oxford-based relief agency, it has since reopened, but only half of its looms are being used.

From Time Magazine Archive

His efforts, however, turned up nothing—until December, when he learned from an inspection of tax records that Chris had given away his college fund to OXFAM.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Shortly thereafter, he donated the balance of his bank account to OXFAM, loaded up his car, and vanished from their lives.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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