as in institutions
a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose
the city is known for its outstanding medical facilities
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Recent Examples of facilities
The University of Pittsburgh’s record-setting growth is reshaping both its campus and Oakland, as the university leans into a long-term expansion plan that adds student beds, new facilities and economic heft to one of Pennsylvania’s busiest urban districts.
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Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Then there are the tournaments that require multiple night’s hotel stay to play a few games where an increasing number of the facilities charge admission to parents to watch a match their funds already fund.
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Mac Engel
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The last major overhaul of the airport, completed in 2011, replaced the previous terminal and significantly upgraded passenger facilities.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
And on both sides of the state line, legislators have passed laws encouraging data center development through tax breaks designed for the facilities.
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Sofi Zeman
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The proposal also includes retail and restaurant space, educational facilities, medical offices, community gathering spaces and a technology center.
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Beret Leone,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The company has been trying to place them at other facilities.
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Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Donis was impressed with the crowd, facilities and field at Hard Rock Stadium.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Then there are the tournaments that require multiple night’s hotel stay to play a few games where an increasing number of the facilities charge admission to parents to watch a match their funds already fund.
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Mac Engel
june 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The last major overhaul of the airport, completed in 2011, replaced the previous terminal and significantly upgraded passenger facilities.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
And on both sides of the state line, legislators have passed laws encouraging data center development through tax breaks designed for the facilities.
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Sofi Zeman
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The proposal also includes retail and restaurant space, educational facilities, medical offices, community gathering spaces and a technology center.
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Beret Leone,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The company has been trying to place them at other facilities.
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Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Donis was impressed with the crowd, facilities and field at Hard Rock Stadium.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilities
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But prevention begins much earlier — with whether people feel connected to their communities, invested in civic life and seen by the institutions that serve them.
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Undergraduate tuition and fees at Texas public institutions have remained frozen since 2023.
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At least 383 buildings and over 1,000 other structures had collapsed or were heavily affected, and officials were still assessing the damage.
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Old buildings and infrastructure, limited uptake of air conditioning and little acclimatization to those highs mean European populations are less equipped to cope with such temperatures than other parts of the world.
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Office complexes, industrial parks and homeowners associations seek out Akehurst, which ended its residential service in 2015.
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Bedbugs are more likely to be found in apartment complexes and people’s homes than in hotels, the experts said.
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The company has 23 quantum systems installed at research institutes, enterprises, and high-performance computing centers and understands the need and urgency for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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The Yale Quantum Institute, founded in 2014, is one of the country’s first quantum research institutes.
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Into this warm void has come the French far right, seeing an issue that exposes the hypocrisy of the country’s politics and media establishments, whose denizens enjoy AC in their offices and television studios.
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
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Richard Salmon, of The Air Conditioning Company, says the London firm has seen a 25-30% annual increase in installations since the residential lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Additionally, 42 aircraft were lost or damaged, and 20 military installations were hit, leading to $29 billion in repair costs and an $80 billion supplement request.
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“Facilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilities. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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