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[ayd] / eɪd /




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Coissac said IOM teams were on the ground alongside Djiboutian authorities to provide emergency aid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Home security cameras are increasingly popular, and hackers are constantly trying to get in—sometimes, as a Wall Street Journal visual investigation shows, to aid warfighters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

After a slow start, Germany is now Ukraine's biggest supplier of military aid.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Deputies rendered aid to the person injured and requested that the Los Angeles County Fire Department respond to the scene, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Although the United States was still officially neutral, it was lending aid to Britain, then under Nazi assault by air and sea.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

She also has to use walking aids to get around due to the pain in her back brought on by her endometriosis symptoms.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sleeping better — or getting hearing aids or cataract surgery — won’t immunize you from all types of fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

While others with hearing disorders can perceive certain low-frequency vibrations as sound, for Pride almost everything is completely inaudible without powerful hearing aids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The publication dinged the compact SUV for its lack of driving aids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

I mean, it’ll always be special to me, like it is with the doctor who put in my hearing aids.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

Garments that have lasted, usually aided by conservation, are rare—and rarely exhibited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

But the company’s product sales have been aided over the past 25 years by the presence of its iconic brand in more than 500 retail stores scattered across 27 countries and regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But the Cherries, aided by the sharp reflexes of Djordje Petrovic in goal, held on to secure a famous win.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Her memory has aided his development as a leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

It was Caesar’s custom to reward those who had aided his cause.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

Manfred D, who was Hanning's bureau chief and remained in the BND until this year, is charged with aiding and abetting attempted treason and treasonous espionage.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Dinah Bonzi, an official in the Bank of Ghana's currency department, said anyone aiding or promoting such activities could also be arrested and prosecuted.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He argues the technology could modernize court infrastructure, aiding in case management, scheduling and document processing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

South Korea has so far not provided lethal weapons to Ukraine, citing a domestic ban on militarily aiding countries at war.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Officer David Delinko had stopped on his way home from the police station, where he’d received another commendation from the chief—this time for aiding in the recapture of Dana Matherson.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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