as in assists
an act or instance of helping
thank you for your assistance in helping me change my flat tire
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Noun
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Jacob Trouba also scored for the Ducks, Sennecke had three assists and Lukas Dostal made 29 saves.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Dimerson also had a game-high six assists.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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But to become a real player in the AI chip market, Intel needs help.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Aid workers bring them food, water, phone chargers, sleeping bags, and, sometimes, medical help, all of which are legal to provide.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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But staking and guying typically should be removed within 6 weeks so the tree adapts to its environment and isn’t injured by the supports staying in place too long, says Sheffield.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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The water release is believed to have caused erosion that destabilized pipeline supports, apparently causing some pipe sections to separate.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Republicans have remained opposed to new restrictions on guns and have backed funding boosts for school security and mental health services.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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The sobering news for any traditional exec perusing the latest Nielsen numbers is that while legacy networks had specific pieces of programming providing boosts at certain intervals, YouTube is a far steadier machine.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Goldberg's relatable flub came amid a Hot Topics discussion about Punch, an adorable macaque whose story of abandonment and bullying at the hands of other primates inside his Japanese zoo enclosure took the internet by storm across the last week.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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The availability and functionality of the two SUVs’ advanced driver aids, such as traffic-adaptive cruise control, are pretty comparable as well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Antonia Noori Farzan The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Newport Pell Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge will also reopen at noon when the travel ban lifts, according to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority.—
Eryn Dion,
The Providence Journal,
24 Feb. 2026
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The ingredients are effective since baking soda mildly lifts scum, while dish soap cuts through buildup.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Assistances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistances. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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