benefited

variants also benefitted
past tense of benefit
as in helped
to provide with something useful or desirable his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience

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Recent Examples of benefited InterContinental Miami benefited from being across from Fan Fest at BayFront Park. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Three bands who benefited from MTV exposure in the early 1990s were Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors, now touring arenas together. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Miami could have benefited from adding LeBron, too, but the Minnesota fit was intriguing. Jason Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The streaming service also benefited from live sports including the FIFA World Cup and NBA postseason that brought in new subscribers. Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 23 July 2026 This from the same governor and board of education that would later in 2023 update public school history curriculum statewide to assert that Black people benefitted from slavery in certain aspects. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The Cubs benefitted from some key contributions on defense and at the plate too. Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 Nolan adds his signature intensity to the cop drama, benefitted by one of Williams' creepiest performances. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026 That’s partly due to low layoffs and a still-solid labor market, though low-income households are feeling the pain of price hikes and mounting debt more so than their high-income counterparts, who have benefited from a resilient stock market. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
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  • The news release announcing the charges said FBI testing had confirmed the viruses were inactivated — Munster helped develop the inactivation technique — but that the scientists jeopardized Americans’ safety.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The panic from the occupants struggling to grab floatation devices helped spur aviation-safety reforms, including mandatory preflight passenger briefings and improvements involving flotation equipment.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
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  • The following day, Garner’s family set out to find the teen who had aided her.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The chief described the technology as an important tool for policing and listed nine arrests aided by the cameras in the past month.
    Rose Evans July 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

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