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helpful

[help-fuhl] / ˈhɛlp fəl /


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These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

“I think sometimes it’s helpful just having somebody who’s there to hold your hand,” she says of her friend Liou.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

All the adult actors are very pretty, including the women, though the calculation—a helpful one—was to cast performers who don’t resemble the younger selves of the present-day characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I have no experience with investing, so any advice would be helpful.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“It’s something nice you tell someone, like if someone is especially helpful or especially friendly.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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