Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Compete
Compete verb - To engage in a contest.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Gondor Calls for Aid: During the school festival, Class E initially has trouble attracting enough customers to their ramen restaurant to compete with Class A.
Source: Manga / Assassination Classroom -
Most of the Plutarkians we see are either the Big Bad (Lawrence Limburger), a recurring villain (Napoleon Brie), one of the invaders responsible for bringing Mars to ruin, their vile leader Lord Camembert, and the occasional Plutarkian agent sent to Earth to aid Limburger or compete against him.
Source: Always Chaotic Evil
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