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need of help

ADJECTIVE
short-handed
Synonyms


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Others argue the labor market, despite the September data, remains weak and in need of help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

If you are in need of help, 988 is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2025

Founder Chantal Nogbu said demand for their services was currently so high - with more than 200 families in need of help - they had temporarily closed their waiting list.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Habitat destruction, damming, and pollution have decimated local populations, such that many species are in dire need of help.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Tycho had the greatest body of accurate astronomical data yet assembled, but was tired and in need of help to analyse the material.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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