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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /




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"We are running out of time and DNA may now be needed to assist in the identification process," the minister was quoted by the Herald as saying.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Firefighters from across Belgium and from Germany have been deployed to assist, supported by next-generation fire engines.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 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

Since the fire, Lineage has also donated $3.3 million to local nonprofits to assist with the response, company officials said in an Aug. 5 earnings call.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The United States provided massive amounts of aid to reconstruct West Germany and to assist other war-devastated countries.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

He only started 16 times in the league and his one goal and seven assists were his lowest totals since joining the club permanently from Real Madrid in 2021-22.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

He started five of Norway's six games in the tournament and registered four assists.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

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

Pras: On the back of eight goals and seven assists last season, Dewsbury-Hall could play an essential role again in the Everton team.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“Now you rabbits do whatever rabbits do. And, White Rabbit, you get ready to rack up the assists this winter, you hear?”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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

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

The legislation establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition was passed by parliament in July after years of debate.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Working under the bridge's blue lights, dozens of Taiwanese army combat engineers assisted by cranes and trucks set up layers of concrete and steel barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls along the nearly one-kilometre-long bridge.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

It's one of those assisted living homes where you have your own apartment, but someone is there to check on you and help you with things.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold

More than 70 members of Indiana’s National Guard and dozens of other state officers were assisting with response efforts, the governor’s office said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

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

In other words, to the extent bombing had an effect on the war, it was by assisting the ground war—not by shaping the course of the war from the sky on its own.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

William Burns had once investigated Comstock for allegedly assisting an oil company in a scheme to bribe the Osage Tribal Council for a favorable lease, but the charge was never proven.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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