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[eyd] / eɪd /




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This kind of negotiation and mutual aid has proved essential in neighborhoods across Los Angeles, especially those that face food scarcity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

A bystander begged to help Good, to check her pulse and perform first aid.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

They asked the chatbot to please read the recipe aloud to aid their sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Local people, including the hotel owner and staff and the toll bridge keeper, ran to the aid of those in the water, managing to pull 27 to safety.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He would get out the first aid kit and put some disinfectant on Abby’s scrapes, and on his own scratched arms and legs.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The publication dinged the compact SUV for its lack of driving aids.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Specimens came to be used as teaching aids at universities or by research institutes.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Services that "do not involve ongoing emotional interaction" such as customer service, work assistants or study aids are not subject to the measures.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

When he recently took his in-laws to get fitted for new hearing aids, he popped open his laptop and used a hot spot to send emails and edit video in time to meet a deadline.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Or can we use a nonspecific fungicide without also killing the fungi that inhabit the roots of many trees in a beneficial association that aids the tree in extracting nutrients from the soil?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Shell’s earnings continued to rise, aided by a strong trading performance and higher prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, enabling the energy major to maintain its quarterly buyback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Several chapters are devoted to Kip’s stories of defusing bombs and saving English lives, all aided by Lord Suffolk’s encouragement.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

After immigration agents began arresting people in courthouses, many immigrants grew wary of showing up for court proceedings, which has aided the increase in removal orders.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Villa did not drop out of the top four after beating Leeds last November, aided by winning 12 of 13 top-flight games between September and December.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The “departure” that Blatch, other suffragist leaders, and particularly Alice Paul came up with was picketing, a tactic that Blatch and Paul had seen used effectively when they had aided British suffragists.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

In April, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked in a Senate hearing whether Russia was aiding Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Two days after the blaze at Lineage Logistics’ cold storage facility ignited on June 17, Robb began working for the company, aiding with communications consulting, he confirmed to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Although this latest trial has shown it is superior for controlling blood sugar and aiding weight loss, its higher rate of side-effects and treatment discontinuation may temper enthusiasm.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

For one — and “most critical historically,” according to Deutsche Bank — the U.S. benefited from 200 years of institutional and political stability that helped shore up confidence in its capital markets, aiding economic growth.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

Even though he became a justice of the peace after the war, the tight-lipped former member of the Confederate Secret Service was ever after wary of persecution for aiding the conspirators.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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