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providential

[prov-i-den-shuhl] / ˌprɒv ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /


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Efraín, meanwhile, welcomes her as a sort of providential poet of the underclass, and wants her to read at the opening of a poetry festival.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

“Over the last few days, many people have said it was a providential moment.”

From BBC Jul. 19, 2024

Everything else, he seemed to suggest, will follow, almost automatically, from that providential arrival.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2024

Ultimately, the delayed renovation may have turned out to be providential for Geffen.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2022

Although she was not particularly religious, the mother liked to make her plots providential.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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