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needing help

ADJECTIVE
short-handed
Synonyms


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The coastguard received reports of three teenagers needing help after being cut off by the tide.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Regardless of where they fall on the income spectrum, many people can relate to wanting to be included, or badly needing help from someone and bending their standards or ethics to get it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Workers needing help have instruction manuals and live technical support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Mike volunteers there but started off needing help after his rental accommodation changed ownership.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“No sense at all. Not when there’s folks like lantha Wells needing help at her boardinghouse.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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