Aid
Aid verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Crossed
Crossed adjective - Placed crosswise.
Both words in one sentence
- During the events of Cube Route, the protagonists actually cross into Phaze (from Apprentice Adept) to find a Xanthian dragon who had previously crossed over and whose aid was vital to their quest.
Source: Literature / Xanth -
Such a threshold is finally crossed in the Finale Arc, when Discord's endgame proves terrible enough that Havoc and Entropy, at least, step in to lend aid.
Source: Godzilla Threshold - Some AIs develop on their own, such as Mother in the novel Demeter, which was a colony ship computer that was forced to maintain a ship for hundreds of years without human aid, coming up with ever more creative solutions until it crossed the sentience threshold.
Source: Instant A.I., Just Add Water
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