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  • The Knights upped their lead to 3-0 in the 56th minute on Richie’s second goal with an assist from White.
    — Skip Vaughn, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Williams hit a jumper with an assist from Toney to give the Razorbacks a 31-28 lead.
    — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Arango scored from the right side of the box following a fast break, with an assist from Pablo Ruiz.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • Kaleb Bass scored the goal against Thompson with an assist from Miller and Marlow had 8 saves in goal.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Campana made it 3-1 in the 55th minute with an assist from Sunderland.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The biggest user of land, by a country mile, is cattle (with an assist from sheep and goats).
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • Sharp scored again, pulling the Galaxy within a goal in the 63rd minute with an assist from defender Maya Yoshida.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Each of these teensy homes had been rendered by A.I. software and smoothed with an assist from more A.I. software.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Jackson Dresens netted a goal with an assist from Garrett Spooner to propel the Warriors (10-2-5) to the first-round win.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The invasion, planned with an assist from Iran, ought to wake up both parties in Washington.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Winborne’s passion for the game started at a young age with an assist from his family.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Lod scored the equalizer for United (4-5-3) with an assist from DJ Taylor.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • Maile limped off the field with an assist from a trainer after going from first to third base in second inning on a single by Arias.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 23 Mar. 2022
  • After intermission, Jones scored in the 41st minute with an assist from Ferguson and in the 78th minute with an assist from Sweat.
    — Skip Vaughn, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Apparently there’s a final Beatles song on the way with an assist from AI.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 June 2023
  • Tubi will give up-and-coming creatives a streaming platform — and funding — for their passion projects, with an assist from Issa Rae.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • Earlier on Thursday Gomez posted a sneak peek of her new music video with an assist from her 10-year-old sister Gracie Teefey.
    — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Sheep arrived on the islands in the 19th century and chomped and stomped the land to destruction (with an assist from other ranching activities).
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And the pro-Hamas lobby, with an assist from those just not thinking clearly, is doing its best to exploit his political weakness.
    — Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Assistant coach Taira Uematsu and Alec Burg, the bullpen catcher, have assumed those duties, with an assist from the head honcho who was once a backstop himself.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Enlarge / Coal is being squeezed out by natural gas, with an assist from renewables.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The intellectual taming of comets began with Edmond Halley (with an assist from Newton) in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
    — Henry Dacosta, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Engineering by Robert Rodriguez with an assist from Patrick Murray.
    — Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, NPR, 10 May 2024
  • Netflix is delving deeper into the world of Formula 1 racing, with an assist from Reese Witherspoon.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
  • Wearring hosted the first virtual Blackwell family reunion last weekend with an assist from her children, Daniel and Dana.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Budweiser ad has a beer distributor making deliveries the old-fashioned way when a snowstorm sets in with an assist from some Clydesdales.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • His creative, upbeat and original routines — complete with an assist from Simon's head shadow — continued to impress and ultimately earned him America's vote during the semifinals round, earning him a spot in the finale.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • To avoid last year’s calamity, an army of veterinarians will pore over months of medical records with an assist from artificial intelligence and scrutinize horses each morning with the critical eye of a diamond jeweler.
    — Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • Now Spotify, the music streaming service, is trying to resuscitate the idea of the DJ, with an assist from super-realistic synthetic voice technology and artificial intelligence.
    — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
  • Increasingly, Americans are seeking authentic human contact, and one counterintuitive way the country music industry can provide that real experience is with an assist from artificial intelligence.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024

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