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furnish

[fur-nish] / ˈfɜr nɪʃ /




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“People buy homes from one company, finance them through another, furnish them through a third and renovate them with someone else,” Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Marcus Lemonis said in a statement.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

And even if brokerage firms furnish consolidated 1099 tax statements in February, corrected versions may be issued later, delaying the accurate completion of returns.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

We build a little set and furnish it and decorate it.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

“To be clear,” he added, “apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Again, I said that they must furnish evidence if they were going to impose any penalties.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It also furnishes Ukraine’s military with battlefield intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

A new study by doctors at LMU University Hospital furnishes answers which could be incorporated into patient treatment.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Taking turns tossing and catching the ball furnishes the game with built-in respites, which give the participants a chance to reflect on past choices and prepare for future ones.

From New York Times Jul. 18, 2023

When he’s not painting, he furnishes the house.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The “living room” was furnished with what appeared to be a bookshelf, plants, a coffee table, an armchair, a desk chair and even paintings on the walls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

"We usually rent newer houses that are a blank canvas so we can make them our own, although this last season the accommodation was provided furnished by Argyle," she says.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Mike Shell, chief investment officer of Shell Capital, said that he has seen data furnished by his prime brokers that suggest this latest momentum liquidation is closer to its end than its beginning.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The courtly federal judge John Minor Wisdom of New Orleans, a champion of Deep South desegregation, furnished a model in judicious temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“Yes,” Olanna said and stared at the smooth floor and two beds, a furnished underground room.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

High-end furnishing retailer RH, for example, has a small hotel in New York where guests can try out the company’s products in rooms starting at $2,200 a night.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 9, 2025

Or you could buy yourself a $10m house every day for 250 years, and still have change for furnishing and decorating.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2025

Many young renters are now treating rental properties like starter homes, spending thousands of dollars on decorating and furnishing those homes.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

The authorities charged Michael Shvartsman, 53, a Miami financier, with making $18.2 million in illicit trading profits; and his brother, 46, who owns an outdoor furnishing store in Miami, with raking in $4.6 million.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2024

We also hired Michael Smith, a talented interior designer we’d found through a Chicago friend, to help us with furnishing and redecorating the residence and the Oval Office.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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