providers

noun

plural of provider
as in suppliers
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 Palliative care providers and death doulas are helping shift the conversation away from overly medical and diagnostic approaches to death. — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 Every state has a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that is responsible for investigating and prosecuting health care providers who bilk the system. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 The company declined to name specific clients but said its customers include a mix of global merchants, payment providers, fintechs, and financial institutions. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 14 July 2026 New parents should expect to answer several questions from their providers to get a sense of their mental well-being. — Isabel Lopez, Parents, 14 July 2026 The homes work with all outside care providers like home health or hospice. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Over the course of six years, Hall, a 27-year-old living in Las Vegas, has seen seven primary care providers. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 From there, a few practical strategies can help bring clarity—and support more productive conversations with providers. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026 Advertisement Anthropic has argued since February that no single firm can solve this—hence its lobbying for a coordinated front of industry, cloud providers, and government. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 July 2026
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  1. suppliers
  2. distributors
  3. retailers
Noun
  • India is one of the largest suppliers of merchant marine labor, with more than 300,000 seafarers globally, according to the country’s Forward Seamen’s Union.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • One Facebook user suggested that Chinese suppliers now offer advanced equipment once available only from a handful of Western manufacturers, although the claim could not be independently verified.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Definition of suppliers
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  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of distributors
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  • Federal officials have found that a person’s movements on a website with a computer mouse and items left in an online shopping cart can be tracked and used by retailers to personalize the cost of items.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • The launch joins other retailers in the industry that have leaned on AI to make the shopping experience more personalized.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of retailers

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