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needing help

ADJECTIVE
short-handed
Synonyms


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Personal care offered in Scotland is available to all adults who are assessed as needing help with tasks including eating and bathing.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Chantale Coady-McCombs, owner of Picture House Tattoo Studio in Chippenham, Wiltshire, said the rise of "micro tattoo bottomless brunch studios" had led to more clients needing help to fix or cover unwanted artwork.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

She described in a statement suffering "severe pain" in her back and legs, needing help with basic tasks like getting in the shower or into bed, and being unable to drive or sleep.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

Rare women and men, always well known to nonwhite students needing help.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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