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helpline

/ ˈhɛlpˌlaɪn /

noun

  1. a telephone line operated by a charitable organization for people in distress

  2. a telephone line operated by a commercial organization to provide information

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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For urgent, non life-threatening issues the advice is to use the NHS 111 website or to call the helpline.

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Through partnerships with Koko, a nonprofit, and ThroughLine, a helpline network, Character.AI will try to identify if a user is in trouble and connect them with resources.

CUH said patients and families concerned about their care could call a freephone helpline on 0808 175 6331.

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Both Raiders and Cowboys players wore shirts honoring Kneeland during pre-game warm-ups, with the Raiders jerseys carrying the number "988" of a suicide prevention helpline.

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Sukhvinder Kaur, the chair of trustees at Sikh Women's Aid, says the charity's helpline has been receiving more calls than usual from women who are fearful.

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