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assist

[uh-sist] / Ι™ΛˆsΙͺst /




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"I am appalled and sickened by Brand's actions and have co-operated fully and voluntarily with the investigation and endeavoured to assist as best I can," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

He added that "the government will continue to do everything in its power to assist those affected by this terrible accident, and to restore normality to our high-speed rail service."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Foreign graduate students and post-docs also assist with research and they advance innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

With an assist from Indianapolis, both the 49ers and Seahawks have gotten better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Instead, he agreed to let me assist him in the next few captures and see how I liked it.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Since the start of last season, Dewsbury-Hall has scored 11 goals for Everton in the Premier League and provided seven assists.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Thompson scored 30, going eight of 17 from three-point range, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 14 boards and six assists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Engels has three assists and no goals in 12 games while Austbo has scored twice and had two assists having started just two league matches.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

He dished out six assists, swiped five steals and piled up 45 points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

I move for the cash register, where Joel assists me again.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Chen said "many like-minded" countries had assisted Taiwan over the airspace closure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Times by the actor’s representatives, who said it was medically assisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The law will allow adults who have lived on the island for at least five years, who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of 12 months or less, to request an assisted death.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Thankfully, the same capacity for collaboration that assisted our species’ development throughout history could now avert this catastrophe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Luna knew that everything alive must die someday—she had seen it with her own eyes when she assisted her grandmother.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Don Orione is another Italian priest, canonized in 2004, who devoted his life to assisting others.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Volunteers fear any misstep while assisting voters could get them in trouble, Chavez-Camacho said.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Brian Armstrong, chief executive of rival exchange Coinbase, said his team was assisting with the response, including blocking transfers to compromised wallets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Separately, after stopping a vehicle in Bedfordshire, the 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“And you’ve met Monica,” Rex Rollins says, “who is assisting the very talented, very dashing Olivier Award winning Mr. Garret Charles. Our choreographer.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle


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