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aid

[ayd] / eɪd /




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Zainab Ali, chief executive of support service Youth Inspire, has never seen demand so high, with waitlists for its employment aid workshops stretching into the hundreds.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Veitch said aid workers were being "stopped on the street" by Gazans "begging us for help".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

In the process, a family tries to come to the aid of its ailing matriarch, presented with only a series of unappealing options, each more unbearable than the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some families double-deposit so they can continue negotiating aid packages through the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"He gave me some pills to aid my digestion and help me sleep," Haupt said.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

The startup, founded by coder George Hotz, planned a decade ago to sell hardware and software that would allow car owners to install semiautonomous driving aids on some vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He says he knows the streets of Kyiv well enough to navigate without aids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Sleeping better — or getting hearing aids or cataract surgery — won’t immunize you from all types of fraud.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

While others with hearing disorders can perceive certain low-frequency vibrations as sound, for Pride almost everything is completely inaudible without powerful hearing aids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Free us. And get Autumn’s hearing aids back.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

China has increased imports as more crude has cleared the Strait of Hormuz in the past couple of months, aided by U.S. involvement, said Matt Smith, Kpler’s U.S. lead analyst.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The subsequent sprint to opening weekend was aided by the halo of A24, known to moviegoers from a string of releases including “Marty Supreme,” “The Drama” and “Backrooms.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It turns out that sitting on that knowledge for a month only aided in my experience with the movie.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

That number was aided by the massive box office reception for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” which has grossed nearly $1.8 billion worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

There was also a strange preoccupation with the weather; strange, to me, because none of them seemed to be involved in activity which might be aided or impeded by weather of any sort.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The sale is also another example of how stronger oil and gas prices are aiding BP’s efforts to cut net debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The jury found that she had done the acts in relation to all five charges – including four counts of aiding and abetting her husband's offending.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

He argues the technology could modernize court infrastructure, aiding in case management, scheduling and document processing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

South Korea has so far not provided lethal weapons to Ukraine, citing a domestic ban on militarily aiding countries at war.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

We had no doubts that men at the highest levels of the police and the security forces were aiding the Third Force.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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