aid
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A textbook from the latter warned rescuers not to “rush to the aid of a person in trouble” but first to “stop, look around, and assess the risk to yourself and your team.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The exchange of prisoners took place as required by the agreement, and some aid has been allowed to flow, but the violence has continued.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Saving one-third of your son’s future college expenses usually means you expect to fund his education through a combination of a 529 plan, income during his college years, financial aid, scholarships and, yes, student loans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
"They haven't received aid yet because Nitung Village was isolated for nearly two days after the quake," he said, noting that efforts were underway to rush aid to the survivors.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He will accompany and aid me on the mission.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Services that "do not involve ongoing emotional interaction" such as customer service, work assistants or study aids are not subject to the measures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
"This lab was set up to help us engineer our communication aids," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
When hearing loss in middle age drove him to rely on hearing aids, he credited the affliction with sharpening his awareness of the world around him—and enhancing his art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In a larger sense, it means that the aids virus is a natural survivor of changes in ecosystems.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Last season, Arsenal's extremely well drilled backline, aided by the effective partnership of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, helped them win their first title in 22 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He is aided by assistant prop master Robyn Monkarsh, who helps oversee the box backstage in which they are housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
While the artificial-intelligence boom has aided the returns of data center-focused REITs, such REITs were outperforming their counterparts even before 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
And also - less comfortably to the modern eye - like this: Most significantly of all, however, they ignored the old marks that had aided the reader-aloud.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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Pronto envisions unmanned tanks aiding firefighters in other former battlegrounds such as Syria and—eventually—Ukraine, part of an array of devices aiding firefighting in hazardous terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Washington has blacklisted Unitree and dozens of other Chinese tech firms it says are aiding the military.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Two days after the blaze at Lineage Logistics’ cold storage facility ignited on June 17, Robb began working for the company, aiding with communications consulting, he confirmed to The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 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
With all his strength and with the staff’s power aiding him he struggled to make for that beach.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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