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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 providers
But Ridley said the bill’s penalties for illicit drug possession or use still would create problems for many providers.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The biggest barrier is a shortage of providers and services.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Before choosing a company, taxpayers should compare multiple providers, review fees carefully and understand what services are needed to achieve the best outcome.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
More than 50 vendors will be in attendance to share information about local resource providers.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
But tech providers from the other side of the Atlantic still dominate in Europe.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Anthropic has also been heavily backed by cloud providers Amazon and Google.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Major cloud providers, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and CoreWeave, will be among the first to deploy it.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Feb. 2026
The mission marked the 72nd from all launch service providers on the Space Coast in 2024, tying the record set in 2023.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The biggest barrier is a shortage of providers and services.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Before choosing a company, taxpayers should compare multiple providers, review fees carefully and understand what services are needed to achieve the best outcome.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
More than 50 vendors will be in attendance to share information about local resource providers.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
But tech providers from the other side of the Atlantic still dominate in Europe.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Anthropic has also been heavily backed by cloud providers Amazon and Google.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Major cloud providers, including Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and CoreWeave, will be among the first to deploy it.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for providers
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Companies continued to publicly share their demographics for years after Jackson’s first push, and Jackson followed up with varying success, asking for more data on board and C-suite diversity, gender and race breakdowns of suppliers and contractors, and employee retention.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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More than 80 percent of Longchamp’s suppliers are rated via EcoVadis, and procurement teams work with lower-performing partners to drive improvements, rather than simply penalizing them.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Jan. 2026
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However, declining sales meant Sabri received only about 35% in rent due from retailers – a loss of more than $400,000, according to his company.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The new Tide evo tiles are now available at all major retailers nationwide.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Providers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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