mutual aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mutual aid
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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The whistles and the mutual aid networks demonstrated that it did not.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Separate from the aid tent, protests at the facility persist, with a grassroots group of activists maintaining a mutual aid table of their own near the detention center.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Sheffield Children's Hospital is part of a "mutual aid" scheme in which its pathology consultants help to cover shortages in other parts of England.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
In a community built on mutual aid, you can’t verify what a stranger believes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
He had made a pact of mutual aid with two French kings, called Ban and Bon—and these two allies had come from France with about ten thousand men, to lend him aid.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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