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aid

[eyd] / eɪd /




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They insist discussion should not go beyond aid issues until they do.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The World Bank said Friday it was disbursing $200 million in emergency funds for the disaster response, as well as a mechanism to assess economic losses to help "prioritize aid and reconstruction efforts."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Government and private aid personnel struggle to house and feed thousands of displaced residents now residing in camps and schools across the state and in the capital, also named La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Kinder rejects criticism that aid agencies have had to compromise on principles to keep their projects in place.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Booth and his conspirators had to be caught before they vanished into the Deep South, where they would find aid and comfort in the heart of the Confederacy.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The technology's adaptability to different kinds of problems sets it apart from previous waves of computerised aids.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

When he recently took his in-laws to get fitted for new hearing aids, he popped open his laptop and used a hot spot to send emails and edit video in time to meet a deadline.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The companies on Monday unveiled the 4 Troop, a multi-role civil vehicle equipped with data-processing capabilities, integrated systems to operate unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, and decision aids enabled by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

He was becoming profoundly deaf and now sported bright pink hearing aids, but his work had made him wealthy.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

She glances at my hearing aids, but only for a second.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Local firefighters aided by colleagues deployed from the capital, Bogotá, and the disaster response team of the national police force had to dig two tunnels to reach her.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The sailors and pearl divers of the Indian Ocean had intimate understandings of shallow reefs—“vernacular knowledge”—that often aided British endeavors to draw maps and document marine life.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The TVs played scenes from the Harry Potter films and helped suspend disbelief where magical creatures were involved, and the lighting system aided in spellcasting.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

I was aided by that: as a rule people don’t notice much.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Sparks got a potential lottery pick, another draft pick and a starting guard out of their trade with the Mercury for Kelsey Plum, aiding their rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

In April, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked in a Senate hearing whether Russia was aiding Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Although this latest trial has shown it is superior for controlling blood sugar and aiding weight loss, its higher rate of side-effects and treatment discontinuation may temper enthusiasm.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

For one — and “most critical historically,” according to Deutsche Bank — the U.S. benefited from 200 years of institutional and political stability that helped shore up confidence in its capital markets, aiding economic growth.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

He may have wanted the British to know at least some secrets so that England, fearing that France was close to aiding America, would decide to end the war.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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