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provider

noun

Definition of provider

as in supplier

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 Deltatre Makes Senior Appointments Deltatre, a sports and entertainment technology provider, has announced a series of senior leadership moves. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 For years, Whitehouse’s state has been grappling with challenges stemming from how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services compensates healthcare providers. — David Lim, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 At the same time, behavioral health providers and therapists across the globe are battling workforce shortage, burnout and compassion fatigue. — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The state health department is asking anyone who believes they were exposed to measles and is experiencing symptoms to contact their health care provider or call the department's toll-free hotline at 877-PA-HEALTH (877-724-3258). — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provider

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Ukraine and Russia are both major global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food that developing nations rely on.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Miami String also makes its own cellos and basses at a workshop in Romania, a longtime supplier that Winters took over after the owners ran into financial trouble, and imports them into the United States.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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The best film prize carries RMB1 million ($149,000), split equally between the director, for the development of their next film, and the film’s China distributor.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Our positive thesis on the healthcare services and drug distributor was reinforced on Wednesday by analysts at Leerink after a meeting with the company’s CFO and investor relations team.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

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Starting Wednesday, the beauty brand founded by Hailey Bieber will be available exclusively at Sephora in most of the retailer’s stores — a bit more than 500 — across 19 new European markets and online there.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
What companies can potentially learn about you FTC research into surveillance pricing found that third-party pricing companies can use surprisingly detailed information when helping retailers tailor prices, promotions or product rankings.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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