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assistance

[uh-sis-tuhns] / əˈsɪs təns /


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It said the support would include direct humanitarian assistance and funding for "fast and free" internet access -- which presumably would benefit dissidents in the one-party state that restricts media.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Breaking down jobs within healthcare and social assistance, some of California’s biggest growth came from mental health practitioners and occupations that work with elderly people and people with disabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

This can happen voluntarily - where people agree to leave the UK in return for financial or travel assistance - or involuntarily, when people are detained and escorted out of the country by immigration officers.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

After he was drafted, Simpson, 23, received a message from Stafford’s wife, Kelly, welcoming him and offering assistance to him and his family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

My father supported him at school, and afterwards at Cambridge—most important assistance, as his own father, always poor from the extravagance of his wife, would have been unable to give him a gentleman’s education.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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