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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /




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She also acknowledged the great work that had been done by community organizations in Ceuta to assist the migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Each floor will have two neighborhoods, where staff will prepare meals for residents and assist residents with their daily needs, such as bathing and getting dressed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Dumb luck and a last-minute assist from his less charismatic, bumbling pseudo-sibling finally get him into the spotlight.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

He finished last season strongly, scoring four goals and providing an assist in his final seven matches of the season.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

With this relentless schedule my swimming, if I could call it that, soon improved enough to join properly in the work, or at least assist the others in doing it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Langley told a TED audience in April that the misuse of the company’s technology was “a trade-off I can make” compared to the number of investigations he said it assists with.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Former Newcastle captain Guimaraes looked comfortable at the base of Arsenal's midfield in Cardiff, while Tzolis shone with two assists.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The forward scored 21 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions, providing three assists, and helped Barcelona win the La Liga title.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

He had a quieter 2025-26 campaign, after registering 10 assists the previous season.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

I apologize to the bookseller—Joel, according to his name tag—and he tells me not to worry and assists me.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

A $2-billion high-rise affordable housing complex is set to change the skyline of Warner Center and set a new precedent for assisted senior living in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Belgian firefighters have been assisted by their German colleagues in a battle to contain the country's worst wildfire in a century, although rain and favourable winds helped a little Monday.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

A Russian tanker suffered serious damage to its hull while sailing along the Arctic route despite being assisted by an icebreaker, its insurer, AlfaStrakhovanie, said Thursday, adding that it paid out roughly $650,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Macron's office hailed the Constitutional Council's decision on the assisted dying law, seen as one of the major social reforms of his second term.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Eventually the innkeeper's wife, assisted by her dull-faced daughter, helped the star out of her bath.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Video footage showed deputies assisting wildlife officials as they carried the tranquilized animal to a brown cage to transport it out of the area.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He turned down assisting a professor with data analysis for a book, for instance, because it would have required substantial changes to his class schedule that would sidetrack his early graduation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Bai would later be expelled from the surrogacy industry’s ethics group for her role in assisting a U.S. couple accused of deceiving surrogates into carrying more than 20 children for them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Much of the area is a nature reserve owned by the National Trust, which said it was assisting firefighters.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

A prisoner assisting the doctor gave Jack a bitter solution of coal ground up with water to drink. he whispered.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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