helper
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For decades, scientists believed that MHC class I molecules primarily communicated with CD8+ T cells, often called "killer" T cells, while MHC class II molecules activated CD4+ T cells, commonly known as "helper" T cells.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
A support runner, a driver, a helper and - her secret weapon - a podiatrist.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
She’s got main-character energy throughout the series, as a football thrower for Elroy, a homework helper for Judy and a dinner sous-chef for Jane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the low-income Madanpur Khadar neighbourhood, 36-year-old domestic helper Sheela Kumari says she has been forced to abandon LPG cooking gas cylinders for cooking after prices more than doubled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“It was great! Thank you!” she’s telling them as a race-day helper cuts the timing chip off my shoe.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
“Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service,” a follow-up series that debuted in 2025, pushed the premise further still: undercover helpers, surveillance, insiders and Ramsay comparing the operation to going “full on MI6” with restaurants.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
That’s when the first in a series of helpers rushed to his aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
He is also pushing platforms for robo-cars and humanoid helpers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
This means our species parted ways with the other great apes, and evolved for kids to be raised not by one or even two parents, but by parents plus helpers.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
That’s something we should never forget; while others display their heroism in battle or against the Germans, our helpers prove theirs every day by their good spirits and affection.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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