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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
Of the three facilities her friend recommended, The Menninger Clinic in Houston was the only one that returned her call.
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Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Financing challenges, supply chain disruptions, an uncertain talent pipeline, and — critically — a widening shortfall of the uranium required to run nuclear power facilities all loom as issues for a sector seen as key to addressing electricity demand growth while weaning grids off fossil fuels.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Through multidisciplinary capabilities, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements.
—Philip Morris International, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nuclear vs renewables One obstacle to faster licensing is public apprehension about living near nuclear facilities, no matter how small.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Emerging reports point to Iranian interest in helicopter facilities.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
How to stay involved As MPS navigates decisions on student programming, facilities and budget challenges, the district is trying new ways to engage families.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency has since faced allegations of misconduct, including inadequate medical care, unsafe living conditions, and preventable deaths in detention facilities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Renovations are under way at the museum’s Skokie location, which is adding a new visitor welcome center, expanding the auditorium and introducing additional facilities.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Financing challenges, supply chain disruptions, an uncertain talent pipeline, and — critically — a widening shortfall of the uranium required to run nuclear power facilities all loom as issues for a sector seen as key to addressing electricity demand growth while weaning grids off fossil fuels.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Through multidisciplinary capabilities, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements.
—Philip Morris International, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nuclear vs renewables One obstacle to faster licensing is public apprehension about living near nuclear facilities, no matter how small.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Emerging reports point to Iranian interest in helicopter facilities.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
How to stay involved As MPS navigates decisions on student programming, facilities and budget challenges, the district is trying new ways to engage families.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency has since faced allegations of misconduct, including inadequate medical care, unsafe living conditions, and preventable deaths in detention facilities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Renovations are under way at the museum’s Skokie location, which is adding a new visitor welcome center, expanding the auditorium and introducing additional facilities.
—Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilities
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The data set is hosted on a website of the European research institutions that created it.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Powered by advanced technology and human creativity, Tala is reinventing financial infrastructure to solve what legacy institutions can’t or won’t, in order to unlock global economic progress.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Systems designed to support a blind astronaut navigating through sound cues, for instance, might later improve safety in hospitals, aircraft, or smart buildings.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In New York City, local laws now require buildings over a certain size to include green roofs or solar panels.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska worked in a lively area of the lower South End dotted with breweries, apartment complexes and coffee shops.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition, some apartment complexes will examine a person’s credit history before leasing so a good credit score may be necessary when finding a place to live.—
Mary Luquette,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Ukraine, Soviet authorities under his control pressured writers, actors, directors, producers and artists, and criticized and attacked institutes of Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature, creative unions and newspaper and magazine editorial offices.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Research institutes in Japan, China, and Europe have launched their own greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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For decades, these establishments have been the places where families gathered after ballgames, where road trips stopped for pancakes, and where Main Street found an affordable night out.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The production is planning to anchor a 100-foot-barge in Brooklyn Monday for a launch event, in addition to guerilla art installations throughout the week.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Production of the Phalanx began in 1978, and since its first deployment, the program has maintained an uninterrupted cycle of upgrades, overhauls, and new installations.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Facilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilities. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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