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assistance

[uh-sis-tuhns] / əˈsɪs təns /


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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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