1
as in privileges
an act of kind assistance
performed many services for the charitable organization
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2
as in agencies
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service
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Recent Examples of services
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The introduction of food delivery services with the pandemic led to a decline in walk-in business.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The Yolo Local Agency Formation Commission agreed to revisit regional fire protection issues identified by the grand jury and said its next municipal services review would examine opportunities to improve fire district coordination, governance and emergency response.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Athletic has been told that is influenced by strict limits, regulated by the communications services watchdog OFCOM, on how many adverts and how many total minutes of advertising ITV can show.
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Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
There’s no kids’ club, but babysitting services are available, and the concierge can recommend family-friendly activities and excursions like the Pharonic Village, an Ancient Egyptian theme park.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Liability insurance costs also rise dramatically — assuming coverage can be obtained in a state facing a severe insurance crisis — further reducing funds available for essential services.
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Kim Gorsuch,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Noun
According to the audit, the city spent approximately $63 million on homeless shelter services over a two-year period between 2024 and 2025.
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Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
The introduction of food delivery services with the pandemic led to a decline in walk-in business.
—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The Yolo Local Agency Formation Commission agreed to revisit regional fire protection issues identified by the grand jury and said its next municipal services review would examine opportunities to improve fire district coordination, governance and emergency response.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The Athletic has been told that is influenced by strict limits, regulated by the communications services watchdog OFCOM, on how many adverts and how many total minutes of advertising ITV can show.
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Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
There’s no kids’ club, but babysitting services are available, and the concierge can recommend family-friendly activities and excursions like the Pharonic Village, an Ancient Egyptian theme park.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Liability insurance costs also rise dramatically — assuming coverage can be obtained in a state facing a severe insurance crisis — further reducing funds available for essential services.
—
Kim Gorsuch,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for services
Noun
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Being a World Cup host nation comes with certain privileges, and home-field advantage is certainly the most important of them.
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The ability to pursue scientific discovery, develop new surgical techniques and work alongside brilliant colleagues to save and improve lives is one of the greatest privileges imaginable.
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Officials said the search operations, conducted by multiple agencies, were focused on the water and shoreline.
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Hobbs said the difference is that federal agencies often warned states of threats before attacks occurred.
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The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
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The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.
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For super fans, this combination has powerful psychological benefits.
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Morgan Stanley’s 2026 financial benefits study reported that 56% of employees say financial stress adversely impacts their work life, and a full 80% of business leaders believe these worries negatively affect work.
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Other departments have shared such images with the public sooner.
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Stretching across a large swath of the National Mall, the fair has dozens of pavilions for 56 states and territories and numerous executive-branch departments, in addition to a Ferris wheel, a rodeo, and other displays from companies and organizations, many of them Trump-aligned.
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Though a bill that trucking lobbyists will love, at some point legislators need to ask if what aids the trucking industry is good for drivers, and for that matter the trucking industry itself.
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There’s also the benefit of helping the body remove waste, which aids in healthy digestion.
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Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.
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With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
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In 2024, the business now located in his firm’s original offices dedicated a plaque to Knox.
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Engling touted himself to delegates as the candidate best positioned to continue the GOP’s decade-long hold on all statewide offices, the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported.
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“Services.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/services. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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