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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
Sanctions enforcement increasingly extends to digital asset platforms, payment providers, and cross-border fintech startups.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Targets included a defense contractor, a financial institution and multiple healthcare providers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The results of a federal investigation into a Kentucky organ donation nonprofit, first disclosed by The New York Times in June, found that during a four-year period, medical providers had planned to harvest the organs of 73 patients despite signs of neurological activity.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The decision applies to any Head Start agencies, program providers, student or family participants or other similar persons and applies to Head Start nationwide, according to the ruling.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For child care providers who offer pre-K programming, ESAs are an opportunity to help stabilize a sector that’s been competing with public schools for enrollment of these students.
—Lina Ruiz
september 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The reform would authorize the review board, also known as CLERB, to investigate actions taken by medical and mental health providers in the event of an in-custody death — an area of jail operations that has long remained outside of civilian review.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
More mental health providers needed Despite the progress, Colorado needs more mental health providers, particularly those willing to take insurance, Hawks said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Targets included a defense contractor, a financial institution and multiple healthcare providers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The results of a federal investigation into a Kentucky organ donation nonprofit, first disclosed by The New York Times in June, found that during a four-year period, medical providers had planned to harvest the organs of 73 patients despite signs of neurological activity.
—Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The decision applies to any Head Start agencies, program providers, student or family participants or other similar persons and applies to Head Start nationwide, according to the ruling.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For child care providers who offer pre-K programming, ESAs are an opportunity to help stabilize a sector that’s been competing with public schools for enrollment of these students.
—Lina Ruiz
september 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The reform would authorize the review board, also known as CLERB, to investigate actions taken by medical and mental health providers in the event of an in-custody death — an area of jail operations that has long remained outside of civilian review.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
More mental health providers needed Despite the progress, Colorado needs more mental health providers, particularly those willing to take insurance, Hawks said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for providers
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Even the chocolate in your cart faces uncertainty, with major suppliers from countries now subject to varying tariff rates.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has been active since 2010, compelling more than 8,000 facilities and suppliers in the United States to report their climate pollution every year, and uses the data to help shape rules to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pinstripes joins countless other retailers shuttering doors Pinstripes is certainly not the first company to file for bankruptcy and shut its doors this year.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Gap to Zara to COS to Favorite Daughter, plenty of brands and retailers are offering polished takes on the wool-blend robe coat with price tags that won't eat up your holiday vacation fund.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Providers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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