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provide

[pruh-vahyd] / prəˈvaɪd /


VERB
afford opportunity for; make possible
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Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege called for "urgent measures" to "provide humanitarian aid" to those affected.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The recent rise of glutathione can be traced back to 2017, when a group of naturopaths formed together in Santa Rosa, California, to provide assistance to fire crews combating the Tubbs Fire.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Mitigation efforts like emission reductions provide global benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

It’s designed to provide you a guaranteed return on your money for the specified time.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

“But it’s infected,” I continued, trying to provide a little more information without sounding like a lunatic.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

That’s where I’m stuck, and where I’m hoping you can help: Is there any meaningful recourse against an administrator that provides essentially no notice before a network termination like this?

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

Lynn Nelson is president of the National Association of School Nurses, an organization that provides guidance, resources and professional development to nearly 20,000 school nurses across the country.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Spending on transmission, substations and electrical systems should benefit utilities and infrastructure companies, while rising data-center electricity demand provides an additional long-term catalyst, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

While such treatments remain a future goal, the discovery provides direct evidence that the adult human heart has at least some natural capacity to rebuild muscle after an attack.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

The second half gives a brief overview of music education and teaching in the U.S., which provides the foundation of the discipline for the book.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

As a wimpy ectomorph, my temporary high-T status provided a validation I didn’t realize I was looking for.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

The former Newcastle United forward has provided four assists in his first five games for the free-scoring Spanish giants.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The Brazil international, 24, has scored twice and provided two assists in his first three games of the season - and was named the Premier League's Player of the Month on Friday.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

An uptick in people installing rooftop solar panels has provided an additional power boost, Ackemann said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The government provided monetary subsidies to the villagers to pay their electric bills so that they would use electricity for heating and cooking rather than chopping down trees and burning wood.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

AFP is part of the program, providing fact-checking services in 26 languages.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The consumption of iron ore has pricked up from low levels, while steel mills are restocking ahead of the holiday, providing some support to demand, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Those analyses detected arecoline inside the dental tissues of the ancient foragers, providing strong evidence that they had consumed betel nut.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

It would bar certain online platforms from providing an “addictive feature” such as autoplay and feeds that display recommended content to users under 16 years old.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

His endorsement of the New Deal was sought after and given, providing black Americans with new influence in Washington.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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