in aid of
idiom
chiefly British
: in order to help (something or someone)
The event is being held in aid of charity.
in aid of refugees
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Trippe, 56, eventually pleaded guilty to a federal charge of assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering, and earlier this month a judge sentenced him to two years and nine months in federal prison.
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
There was red clothing, red balloons and even red smoke as the second day of the third Test match between England and India became Red For Ruth Day, in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Princess Diana attends a 1995 gala evening in aid of Cancer Research at Bridgewater House in London wearing Jacques Azagury.
—Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 20 May 2025
Reynolds pleaded guilty May 15 to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, one count of discharging a firearm in connection with a crime of violence, and one count of felon in possession of firearms.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
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Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
There was red clothing, red balloons and even red smoke as the second day of the third Test match between England and India became Red For Ruth Day, in aid of the Ruth Strauss Foundation.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Princess Diana attends a 1995 gala evening in aid of Cancer Research at Bridgewater House in London wearing Jacques Azagury.
—Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 20 May 2025
Reynolds pleaded guilty May 15 to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, one count of discharging a firearm in connection with a crime of violence, and one count of felon in possession of firearms.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
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