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helpful

[help-fuhl] / ˈhɛlp fəl /


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Typically, these scans might not be helpful, and they even might be harmful.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

“And that was helpful for me because sometimes you can get caught up in the assignment and the execution that you forget, ‘Man, like I really care about that player.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Expect a lot more action in the coming months, some of it possibly helpful.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Humanity has conducted thousands of years of culinary experimentation and repeatedly concluded that it would be helpful if the bread simply came attached to the sausage.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Maybe he meant to be helpful in trying to keep me at home, but his old-fashioned expectations were revealing themselves like a sagging slip.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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