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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /




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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

Bajaj, an adjunct professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine who previously co-founded Google’s life sciences division, said the company’s goal is to build AI systems that can assist throughout the entire engineering process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"He understood immediately the magnitude of the World Cup, the impact of the World Cup, and instructed the administration to help and assist," said the Fifa president.

From BBC • 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

When he recovered, however, he went on sampling Haiti—attending Voodoo ceremonies, volunteering to assist doctors at Hopital St. Croix in the town of Leogane, and conversing in Creole with peasant farmers.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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