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assistance

[uh-sis-tuhns] / əˈsɪs təns /


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Laguna Beach Marine Safety, along with the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol, responded to the scene, and she was identified as the missing victim by the Orange County coroner’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The last El Nino cycle in 2023-2024 brought southern Africa's worst drought in more than a century, leaving 61 million people in need of assistance, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Only 13% of nonveterans facing an acute crisis will get emergency cash or rapid rehousing assistance, as compared with 65% of veterans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The challenge is that only 25% of households eligible for these vouchers get them, as Congress has been reluctant to fund expansions of “permanent” rental assistance for nonveterans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Years earlier, with advice and assistance from the World Health Organization, a branch of the United Nations, Peru had embarked on a nationwide program of TB diagnosis and treatment.

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




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