assistance
Example Sentences
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It is not fair, the court held, to force a defendant to accept the assistance of counsel that they do not want.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Phrases such as "AI needs large amounts of data" or "AI needs some human assistance" are similar to how people describe non-human systems like cars or recipes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Det Insp Craig McEvoy told 9News that the driver had been arrested by an off-duty officer who received assistance from the public.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
This is important because the government enlists businesses during war and peacetime for assistance, including with immigration enforcement, cyber-security and critical mineral mining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
God, angels, and extraterrestrials have yet to come to our assistance; yet more and more phenomena have proved explicable by the dim reason of human beings.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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