assist
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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
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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
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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
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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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