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: a portion of food : serving
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: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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Organized volunteering and informal helping are both on the rise after pandemic-era dips, a new AmeriCorps report finds.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
This weekend, 5 Things Sunday is serving up a second helping of CNN’s Thanksgiving Quiz!
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
There are also some colorful splashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms and a hearty helping of that St. Louis blues that Allman was raised on.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2024
Week 13 kicks off with a heaping helping of pro football for your Thanksgiving 🦃holiday enjoyment.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
This weekend, 5 Things Sunday is serving up a second helping of CNN’s Thanksgiving Quiz!
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
There are also some colorful splashes of Afro-Cuban rhythms and a hearty helping of that St. Louis blues that Allman was raised on.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2024
Week 13 kicks off with a heaping helping of pro football for your Thanksgiving 🦃holiday enjoyment.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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