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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
And the Bureau of Labor Statistics says from 2021-2022, 45% of Black elder care providers were taking care of a parent.
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Canned beans may be high in sodium, so many healthcare providers recommend draining and rinsing them to remove excess sodium.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
International remittance providers using stablecoins like USDC will be able to settle payments near-instantly on Flutterwave, the company said, also pitching it to local small businesses as an alternative to the global SWIFT network for international payments.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Insurance providers haven’t been increasing their reimbursements, which means either the patients or the practices are footing that bill.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Amazon has not announced partnerships with any major LLM providers to do the same.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Much of this capital has flowed to large foundation model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral AI, which continue to command multibillion-dollar rounds and soaring valuations.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Not only is the company one of the biggest wireless and internet providers across Canada, but also its sports portfolio is growing dramatically.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Evaluators also recommended close supervision by a judge or case manager and a collaborative relationship between the court and treatment providers, all things San Diego’s current Proposition 36 court lacks.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Canned beans may be high in sodium, so many healthcare providers recommend draining and rinsing them to remove excess sodium.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
International remittance providers using stablecoins like USDC will be able to settle payments near-instantly on Flutterwave, the company said, also pitching it to local small businesses as an alternative to the global SWIFT network for international payments.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Insurance providers haven’t been increasing their reimbursements, which means either the patients or the practices are footing that bill.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Amazon has not announced partnerships with any major LLM providers to do the same.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Much of this capital has flowed to large foundation model providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral AI, which continue to command multibillion-dollar rounds and soaring valuations.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Not only is the company one of the biggest wireless and internet providers across Canada, but also its sports portfolio is growing dramatically.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Evaluators also recommended close supervision by a judge or case manager and a collaborative relationship between the court and treatment providers, all things San Diego’s current Proposition 36 court lacks.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for providers
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While India has traditionally relied on Russian weapons and discounted oil, its defense imports from Moscow have gradually declined as New Delhi seeks to diversify suppliers and expand domestic production.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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As a result, this could lead to the elimination of 2,700 direct jobs in exporting cosmetics companies and 8,200 indirect jobs — suppliers, logistics, packaging and communication, for instance — for a total of 10,900 jobs at risk, FEBEA continued.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Major retailers started carrying blue Halloween buckets, including Amazon, Walmart and Target.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Police emphasized the public should not worry about those items purchased online or at retailers.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Providers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providers. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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