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assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /


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In a statement read out by an assistant coroner on Friday, her husband Kenny Wormald said she had been struggling with severe mental health issues before her death.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

For now, the conflict appears to hinge on which side can exert control over the waterway the longest, said Dana Stroul, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East during the Biden administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Luke Winkie spoke with a 20-year-old assistant manager at one, and it turns out that it’s as bloodcurdling as it seems.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sales of smart glasses -- which allow the wearer to shoot photos and videos, and interact with an AI assistant among other abilities -- are growing worldwide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The orange-curled vet assistant sailed into the Brevard Animal Clinic’s waiting room.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

I know his backroom staff better - Steve Holland, Jonny Evans and Jonathan Woodgate - and they are all able assistants with knowledge and experience at the very top level.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tech companies are also increasingly branding AI assistants as cute mascots, a choice that some say encourages users to project personalities and emotions onto the agent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Virtual assistants steered our daily lives and still do.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The company plans to announce 1Password for Agents, a security platform designed to let personal AI assistants use credentials without storing them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Apprentices, assistants, the lowliest workers in every trade—no matter what their status, it was the master’s duty to provide a meal for them in the middle of the workday.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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