assistant
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Roosevelt employed Mahan’s theories as assistant secretary of the Navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the U.S. seized Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and more.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
“Human nature wants to be complacent,” said Mike Sullivan, Tortorella’s longtime NHL assistant and one-time boss with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
One of the new teachers at the primary school this year, Joseph Brown, trained through the academy trust's scheme after working as a teaching assistant.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It is also working to create an AI assistant called Charlie that will be able to filter users' requests to tools such as ChatGPT or Claude.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Great-great-aunt Florentine had always been in charge of the downstairs kitchen on funeral days and I’d been her assistant.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Vocabulary lists containing assistant
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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