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aid

[ayd] / eɪd /




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A US-brokered local ceasefire in southern Ukraine was holding for a second day, both sides said on Wednesday, as hopes grew that vital aid would be able to reach stranded residents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The ceasefire is meant to allow aid deliveries and the evacuation of civilians.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It also vowed to adjust student financial aid for inflation and by 2028 scrap a controversial college application platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

They often wrote about their struggles with financial aid, student loans and tuition costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mom brings up the first aid kit and a sandwich, and my stomach grumbles at the sight of food.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Instead, it aids exercise, helping you lift heavier weights or do more reps per set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The clinicians said they are prescribing glasses, hearing aids and speech therapy to children "for a problem that is unintentionally being made worse in our schools".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Still the glory of Mr. Groom’s “Vampire Tales” lies in its reading aids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

This aids in proper and correct on-pitch singing as well as sight reading and ear training.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Macklem said consumer spending has been solid, with per-capita consumption picking up steam, aided by low interest rates and stock-market gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

That number was aided by the massive box office reception for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” which has grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Then, aided by a well-connected lobbyist and the sheen of credibility from its association with the university, Navatek would approach the member for federal research funding.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Once again, however, the Seagulls' enviable data-led recruitment model, aided by club owner Tony Bloom's close links to Jamestown Analytics, appears to have found a promising replacement.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was Mudd’s hope that George would act as a go-between, alerting the police to the fact that his Good Samaritan cousin might just have “accidentally” aided the men who killed Lincoln.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

The jury found that she had done the acts in relation to all five charges – including four counts of aiding and abetting her husband's offending.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Manfred D. is suspected of aiding and abetting attempted treason and treasonous espionage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

Foreign experts, including from China, India, and South Korea, are aiding Nepali teams in rescue efforts -- among them Dix.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Also aiding our cause was my work on tobacco mosaic virus.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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