as in aide
a person who helps a more skilled person
the chief assistant to the director
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Recent Examples of assistant
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Locksley previously interviewed with the Dolphins in 2022 before Miami hired then-San Francisco 49ers assistant Mike McDaniel.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Take it from McCarthy, who expressed more concern about the future of his assistants in the final weeks of the season than his own future knowing that a lot of family decisions would have to be made on an expedited timeline.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Production sound mixers also have the opportunity to select a key 1st assistant sound professional for nomination and award consideration.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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In addition, director of football operations Ruben Pena has been promoted to assistant AD, football chief of staff.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Locksley previously interviewed with the Dolphins in 2022 before Miami hired then-San Francisco 49ers assistant Mike McDaniel.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Take it from McCarthy, who expressed more concern about the future of his assistants in the final weeks of the season than his own future knowing that a lot of family decisions would have to be made on an expedited timeline.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Production sound mixers also have the opportunity to select a key 1st assistant sound professional for nomination and award consideration.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Correspondent Rita Braver looks back on the remarkable life of a public servant and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, and talks with Carter's son, Chip; former Carter aide Stuart Eizenstat; and biographer Jonathan Alter, about Jimmy Carter's legacy.David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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While Trump has denied any associations with the project on multiple occasions, Democrats pushed back on this, saying many of the President-elect's former aides are leading the project.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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In Part 1 of an exclusive interview, Brian shared the incredible journey that led him here—starting as a chemist for a dental company, moving into the labs of William Grant & Sons, and eventually becoming the apprentice and successor of the legendary Malt Master, David Stewart.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Inside, the past and the present merge for her former master to provide Ahsoka with some sage advice and the necessary skills to pass on her knowledge to her own apprentice, Sabine Wren.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Two of Biden’s close aides – deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden's top adviser – will take the lead on planning for a presidential library, Axios reported in December.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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At Nebraska, general manager Sean Padden manages the relationship with 1890, along with assistant AD for NIL strategy and governance Jonathan Bateman and deputy AD/COO Haven Fields.Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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To salvage the 155th Mechanized Brigade, a unit that Ukraine, France and Poland spent months and millions of dollars training and equipping, Ukrainian leaders have begun assigning its fresh but inexperienced subordinate units to the weary but experienced brigades in the Pokrovsk sector.David Axe, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Despite a propaganda campaign encouraging all Americans to come together and do their part to defeat the Axis and totalitarianism, the U.S. military remained rigidly segregated with people of color subjugated into subordinate roles and Black soldiers discriminated against abroad and at home.Tracie Canada / Made by History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Disney has pledged $15 million in aid for those affected by the wildfires, with funds going toward organizations like the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the Los Angeles Regional Food bank, while additional resources would be offered to any affected employee.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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He was carried home and given medical aid, but died of heart ailments within 20 days, on September 24, 1961.Daniel Burke, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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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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But there’s also no shame going with the sidekick, who proved his mettle after 10 games out by not missing a single defensive beat.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the time since, Gunna has continued to battle allegations of snitching from fans, and Lil Baby, once a sidekick, has distanced himself from affiliating with the YSL rapper.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assistant. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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