as in equipping
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
fitted the hikers out with good boots and heavy socks
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Monument Health plans to use the bond proceeds for acquiring, constructing, renovating, expanding and equipping various health care facilities in the Black Hills region, according to a public notice of the bonding package.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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She was charged with 20 felony counts related to child endangerment and more than 40 misdemeanor charges of furnishing alcohol to minors, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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For an intimate check-in, there’s no better place than Petit Soleil, which has a complimentary apéritif hour and breakfast, plus country-French custom furnishing across its 21 rooms.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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So how does the industry still thrive worldwide as a $912‑billion enterprise employing thousands while supplying a harmful product?—
David Thomas,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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The brand won again in 1981, then went into a Dakar Rally support role, supplying vehicles capable of transporting race crews, media, and medical personnel along the same route used by the race vehicles.—
Karl Brauer,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Fitting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitting%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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