helpful

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The Secretary General told CNN that he pointed out that "the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“This served as an early clue, and Tuesday night’s gap in U.S. equity futures on the two-week cease-fire agreement is thought to be particularly helpful for risk assets,” he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, a more helpful framework is to interpret the curve as a signal to help traders and end users of oil manage their inventories.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“Taking initiative, being a self starter and being able to advocate for yourself is a skillset that is helpful when you practice law.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It was going to be really helpful, actually, because by the end, Betsy would know all the rules for being cool—the ones the cool kids never told you themselves—and who wouldn’t want to know that?

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff