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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of help.
  • noun Plural form of help.

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Examples

  • Ignoring the nutrition labelUsing the label "helps us choose more nutritious foods by tracking calories, identifying ingredients, maximizing nutrients and comparing products," Held says.

    Grocery-shopping mistakes to steer clear of 2011

  • "Are we all fooling ourselves that a title helps increase your chances?" asks one studio exec.

    Despite Failures, Networks Attempt More Series Reboots 2011

  • Sometimes he wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist, and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    Washington: The 'Blackest Name' In America 2011

  • And if the name helps keep him out of trouble, so much the better.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • However, that one I'll live with too, because (a) it's a magnificent piece of engineering and using the term helps immortalize the inventor; and (b) the generic term "square-drive screw" is misleading (because the square shape isn't really what's significant about the design) and annoying.

    genericized brand names: use a tissue, not a kleenex 2009

  • Sometimes he wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist, and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Now a geology professor, he sometimes wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist - and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    chron.com Chronicle 2011

  • Now a geology professor, he sometimes wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist - and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Now a geology professor, he sometimes wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist - and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Sometimes he wonders if his name helps him get interviews at colleges looking to recruit a rare black geologist, and if it hurts him when the college discovers that he is white.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

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