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providence

[prov-i-duhns] / ˈprɒv ɪ dəns /
NOUN
divine government
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Otto von Bismarck’s special providence for “fools, drunks, and the United States of America” may be coming to the aid of the current incumbent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Little does he know that providence is about to run out: Solar Paper is soon acquired by an American company and his job is terminated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

It did not providence any evidence to back up its accusation that South Africa had released the passport information of its officials.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

“There’s almost a providence about it,” Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall told me and another reporter.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2024

As if by an act of providence, Ernest promptly came within the orbit of a genuinely free-thinking pioneer of advanced physics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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