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assist

[uh-sist] / əˈsɪst /




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"Emergency services are on site and we are fully cooperating with the authorities to support those affected and assist with the ongoing response", it added.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Around 350 members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrived last week in Borneo's hard-hit West Kalimantan province, with three helicopters on hand to assist with firefighting efforts, the mission's public affairs officer Takeshi Koga told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

In the replies, Rupar’s followers posted photos of disability devices that are worn around the hips in order to assist people with walking.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Those fines ought to go into a fund to assist Juan Galicia and others like him.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

“The Colonel felt you’d be well suited to assist as a messenger. Are you physically fit?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

In 46 appearances for the Premier League club, the 27-year-old scored 10 goals and registered two assists.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

As the Fantasy Football Scout notes, an eight-match run from gameweek 18 to 25 saw Kane notch 77 points with nine goals, four assists and 16 bonus points.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

He has already played in two World Cup finals for France, scored a record 22 goals in the tournament and has more goals, assists and trophies at 27 than Ronaldo did at the same age.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

To help kick off the 78th Emmy Awards Monday, Mariska Hargitay tapped a friend who knows something about assists: New York Knicks point guard Jalen Bruson.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

I rack up fifteen assists while Terrell scores thirty-two points.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

A nursing-home room could cost $100,000 a year or more than $60,000 for assisted living.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Kratochvilova's record has been questioned, with claims it was assisted by her country's doping regime that existed at the time, something she has strenuously denied.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

In 2019, he assisted the campaigns of several leftist Peronist candidates in provincial races in Argentina, and later founded his own consultancy, Numen.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Last time MPs voted on assisted dying in June, 315 were in favour and 291 against.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“Sometimes the heroes in epics are assisted by eagle kings and clever monkey princes. But it’s been quite some time. The world is rusty at being dazzling, and so...here I am.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Baby Elsie Lamb was born in the Cineworld at Broughton, Flintshire, with staff assisting and paramedics arriving moments later.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The suspects, who were both held on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, have been released on bail under strict conditions until late October, the Met said.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Also assisting Pat are her eccentric neighbor, Prichard Knowles, and her daughter, Sofia, who contributes tough-love tips on how her mother might improve her own insensitive behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday that it worked with several assisting agencies to serve search warrants across Orange and L.A. counties.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I do suspect he would not have had a pair of horses for himself, and that it was only as an excuse for assisting them.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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