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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /




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Drew agreed to assist, but couldn’t help himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Pulisic had been suffering a five-month goal drought, but was on superb form in a 3-2 friendly win over Senegal last month, with a goal and an assist.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Another $2,000 is listed for Cornerstone Schools that year “to assist the inner city schools in Uganda,” which is what Cornerstone Schools does in Detroit and Cornerstone Development does not do in Uganda’s inner-city schools.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

What he needed was a younger, fresher mind to assist him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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