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provider

noun

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a person or company that supplies goods or services There are many things to consider when shopping for a healthcare provider.

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Recent Examples of provider But for healthcare providers, the AI opportunity comes with a clock. — Bill Miller, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 For decades, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble—hailing from its own dance village, outside of Bengaluru—has been New York’s favorite provider of Odissi, a form of sinuous shapes and vivid storytelling. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 These capabilities could help expedition teams coordinate activities across isolated waters without relying on foreign communications providers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 SpaceX effectively declared war on the big three carriers this week by announcing its plan to turn the satellite-to-phone service Starlink Mobile into a major US cellular provider. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provider

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Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
For studios and suppliers, the commercial question extends beyond what generative systems can produce.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Belgian distributor Primitives is presenting the format to buyers in MIPCOM this year.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Rights on the six-part series in English and Scandinavian were snagged by Canal+ in France, NPO in the Netherlands, SBS in Australia, RTV in Slovenia, and LTV in Latvia, said the indie TV content distributor as Mipcom kicks off in Cannes.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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