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[hel-per] / ˈhɛl pər /


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Online ads show it in a headband and sweatsuit as a workout helper, or wearing headphones while shopping online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She has a carer, Pinar Elmaz, and a helper called Robert.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It’s like an AI helper that always has your back, inspired by the cool versions of what we all watched in movies growing up.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It feels like the benefits and the perks that we have enjoyed for a long time keep vanishing,” said Todd Stubbler, a 61-year-old pageant helper who has worked at Disneyland for close to 35 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

“I sent you to finishing school so you wouldn’t be a cook’s helper, Ella. Use the elvish mushrooms, Mandy.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

But arriving at the future of autonomous robot helpers will require more data, smarter AI models and better hardware.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some people trying them out are discovering these hyperactive helpers can sometimes overpromise, overpurchase—and overshare with co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"You've also got your helpers, the wool wrappers and everything else so it assists with the costs."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The start rate for parade and pageant helpers is $26 an hour, while the start rate for stage scheduling assistants is $28.25 an hour, according to the union.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

By owl time Bigwig and his helpers had scratched out a kind of lobby inside the entrance to one of the runs leading down from the wood.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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