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needing help

ADJECTIVE
short-handed
Synonyms


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People needing help completing the form can visit community hubs.

From BBC Apr. 22, 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

The appeal comes at a time when extra costs associated with heating homes can lead to an increase in people needing help, he said.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

“Michael needing help with his navigation again?” one of them asked kindly, offering her a leg up the ladder into the back of the plane.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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