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assistance

[uh-sis-tuhns] / əˈsɪs təns /


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Laguna Beach Marine Safety, along with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol, responded to the scene, and she was identified as the missing victim by the Orange County coroner’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Pandemic-era rental assistance provided many with a pathway into permanent housing, including some hotels and motels that converted to housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Sometimes called “rapid rehousing,” these programs provide relocation grants, debt relief and temporary rental assistance, and contributed to a 33% drop in homelessness by 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“I was...‘a loner’ as far as any assistance in the solution of secret messages was concerned,” she later said.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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