Thesaurus results for PROVISIONER

provisioner

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Definition of provisioner

as in provider

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Recent Examples of provisioner Meanwhile, on the dock, Zoë overhears the provisioners say something about being paid to keep quiet. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025 The discovery report recorded that the top drawer of the desk contains the provisioner’s ledger and the captain’s expedition journal, but the Danish team who found the ship were pessimistic about the likelihood of the books surviving the tow. — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 In addition to funding battles, that money bankrolled corrupt administrators, private contractors, and opportunistic provisioners who collectively moved people west on the cheap and then pocketed the profits. — Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020 The early prosperity of New England was largely based on its role as provisioner for black slave plantation islands such as Jamaica and Barbados. — Howard W. French, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2018

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Noun

That analysis helps clients decide, asset by asset, how much risk to keep and how much to transfer to insurers or other capital providers.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
OpenAI continues to sign massive compute contracts with cloud providers while simultaneously diving into the design and development of its own data centers to gain greater control over compute infrastructure.

— , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of provider

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Generative AI can inspire a trip or summarize a destination, but converting inspiration into a reliable reservation requires live prices, accurate inventory and dependable supplier connections.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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Third-party funding doesn’t only incorporate co-productions but includes the lucrative UK high-end TV tax credit and distributor advances.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026
The distributor has spent more than 30 years bringing international auteur cinema to Japanese audiences, including work by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Bong Joon Ho, the Dardenne brothers, Jia Zhangke, Roy Anderson and Gianfranco Rosi.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026

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Venezuela is also the largest purchaser of Chinese military equipment in Latin America.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
World Liberty is embroiled in litigation with Justin Sun, a crypto investor who was a major early purchaser of WLFI tokens, over his allegations that World Liberty has quietly prevented him from selling his tokens.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026

Definition of purchaser

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Outside of her on-court success, Reese has become one of the faces of the league, and is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and role model for the next generation of female athletes.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
He is joined by James Workman, a storyteller, entrepreneur and author.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

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The biggest prize was claimed on Tuesday night after a Florida ticket buyer emerged as the winner of an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot prize.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
The complaint filed on Wednesday in California district court alleges that the film's associate producer, Daniel Haido, hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy of the film to Netflix so the company could screen it as a potential buyer.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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