as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
There was this, with a more measured tone, from a graduate research assistant named Ghazal Kaviani.
—John Werner, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
An ambitious assistant district attorney (Toni Collette) wants to convict Sythe for killing his girlfriend, Kendall Carter (Francesca Eastwood), by the side of a road one rainy night after a drunken squabble.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Born in Cheshire in 1963, Collie first started working in the sewing room at the BBC before becoming wardrobe assistant to Kenneth Branagh on Much Ado About Nothing in the early 1990s.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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As fans prepare for the debut of the remaining episodes, Newsweek turned to artificial intelligence assistant ChatGPT for advice on what fans should turn to next once the series concludes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
There was this, with a more measured tone, from a graduate research assistant named Ghazal Kaviani.
—John Werner, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
An ambitious assistant district attorney (Toni Collette) wants to convict Sythe for killing his girlfriend, Kendall Carter (Francesca Eastwood), by the side of a road one rainy night after a drunken squabble.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Born in Cheshire in 1963, Collie first started working in the sewing room at the BBC before becoming wardrobe assistant to Kenneth Branagh on Much Ado About Nothing in the early 1990s.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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But instead of spending Election Day preparing for an evening speech, the president's daily schedule is empty beyond his daily briefing by aides: No public events.MaryAlice Parks, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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President Biden, who ended his campaign for reelection in July, will watch election results from the White House residence with first lady Jill Biden, long time aides and senior White House staff, an administration official told The Hill.Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris on Monday also spent about 20 minutes touring a labor union training facility in Warren where apprentices learn a range of skills such as glass fitting and industrial painting.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Hoy, who early in her career landed roles as an actor in Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller, California Split, Nashville and 3 Women, became an editing apprentice on Altman’s Buffalo Bill and the Indians.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Hager finished his 35-year military career as deputy commanding general for operations, Cyber National Mission Force and mobilization assistant to the commander for USCYBERCOM.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Firefighters and sheriff's deputies push a vintage car away from a burning home in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The president, in other words, is increasingly subordinate to the courts.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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This subordinate specification could allow regulators to implement auditing capabilities world-wide.James Felton Keith, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Border Patrol picks up a group of asylum-seekers from an aid camp at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe, Ariz., on March 13.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Letters: Harsh punishment | Volunteerism | Protect media | Sustainable fuel | Ukraine aid The 40 least-populous states, including the District of Columbia, have 270 electoral votes, the number needed to elect a president.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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In this 2008 film, Igor (John Cusack) decides he’s done being a sidekick and becomes an inventor himself.Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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This team has, so far, failed to solve its biggest problem from last season: Curry lacks a bonafide sidekick, the kind of No. 2 that can carry a team if Curry has a bad game (those are more frequent these days) or, heaven forbid, is sidelined.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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