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helpful

[help-fuhl] / ˈhɛlp fəl /


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Government funding, she says, would also be helpful.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Getting that kind of assurance from the government is helpful at a time when Americans are wary of AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Comparing artificial intelligence to older inventions isn’t helpful because AI is unlike anything else we’ve ever created.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Cady, claiming no hard feelings, insinuates himself into their world, apparently friendly, apparently helpful, so that it’s not always clear what’s sincere and what’s strategy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Which made it hard for me to tell her all my helpful hints.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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