assistance
Example Sentences
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Laguna Beach Marine Safety, along with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol, responded to the scene, and she was identified as the missing victim by the Orange County coroner’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Single adults who aren’t veterans, comprising 78% of homeless households, receive significantly less assistance than veterans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Most single adults who become homeless each year are homeless under acute circumstances, meaning they are potentially reversible with timely assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Until 1996, there was a basic understanding that poverty-stricken mothers raising children should be afforded some minimal level of assistance with food and shelter.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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