succoring

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“And of course he aimed most of his barbs at powerful successes — the best of them bearing Charlie’s insults as badges of pride — while succoring the out-of-fashion and beginners.”

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Roosevelt, menwhile, turned to the task of succoring American families at the very outset of the New Deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2020

Long ago—in the early spring of 1924—Congress embarked upon the task of succoring the farmer.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this time of year, with wrenching pictures of starving Somalis on view, anyone who raises questions about succoring them risks being labeled heartless.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had a tanned, broad-featured succoring face, the face of a person who could not abide conflict.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie