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assistant

[uh-sis-tuhnt] / əˈsɪs tənt /


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Anna Ho, an assistant professor of astronomy at Cornell University and a coauthor with Perley on the paper, identified the remarkable event soon after its light arrived at Earth.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

According to Mr. Scholz, during the mixing of their first album, an assistant engineer suggested the band call itself Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Buried in the U.S. government’s consumer-price index is a category called ”computers, peripherals and smart-home assistant devices.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Parents have been concerned about the school since the summer when executive director David Hussey and assistant principal in charge of athletics Devon Rose were ousted.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Businesses can tweak it to operate it entirely on their own devices and create AI assistants that manage schedules, draft messages and organize files.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Wood said that the charity, that has been running for seven years, helped "a lot of teachers, teaching assistants, a lot of hospital staff, self-employed".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

“That also means, you know, maybe unlike some of the other peers, you don’t need to go through five assistants to get to me,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Many worked on the shop floor at Harrods in London or were hired as assistants at his various businesses including the Ritz hotel in Paris.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

"It is too bad the fish swims in such a humble home," one of the magistrate's assistants said.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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