aid
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But the project went through years of delays and missed deadlines to repay state aid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The United States -- traditionally the world's top donor -- has heavily slashed foreign aid, while other major donors have been tightening their belts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I will continue working with fire survivors to aid in their recovery and author legislation to address the needs of disaster survivors throughout California,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The court heard that Drew was self-employed and the judge said given the serious charges he would grant legal aid.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The phone wasn’t waterproof anyway and the bag was drenched. I guess I should dive back down and look for it. We could use some of the other stuff, like the first aid kit.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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Sleeping better — or getting hearing aids or cataract surgery — won’t immunize you from all types of fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
For Vitamin B-2, which aids cellular metabolism, he devised a synthesis that improved on European methods while avoiding their patents, cutting the price by more than 99%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Specimens came to be used as teaching aids at universities or by research institutes.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He pointed at his hearing aids, which I hadn’t noticed before, even though I was trying as hard as I could to notice everything.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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The Houthi advance was aided because they were able to intercept the communications of Saudi-backed fighters, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Her memory has aided his development as a leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The first leg of yen strength was driven by a BoJ rate hike and a round of government intervention aided by the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The videos form part of the lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, which argues the country was complicit and that Bayoumi aided two of the hijackers.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Yet, there were many black policemen who secredy aided us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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These companies might be working on their own assistants, and a Siri integration could be seen as aiding and abetting the competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Foreign experts, including from China, India and South Korea, are aiding Nepali teams.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
O'Neill explained that under North Carolina law, a person accused of aiding and abetting a crime can be held criminally responsible in the same way as the person who carried it out.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He needed a walk that day, and needed walks for many days following, to work out what he’d done and why, how he had forgotten his child while aiding his wife.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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