provision
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Lauren Bruce from Blairgowrie is one of those who fears any reduction in local intensive care provision will be unsafe because of existing capacity issues across Scotland.
From BBC β Sep. 16, 2026
Here is the provision nobody covered, and it is the tell.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 15, 2026
Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, told reporters Tuesday that the company supported a provision in a bipartisan bill that would embed outside evaluators at leading AI developers to ensure they are safe.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 15, 2026
It said it had repeatedly highlighted the urgent need for significant investment to increase special school capacity and expand specialist provision in mainstream schools, so more children can access the support they need locally.
From BBC β Sep. 6, 2026
We are supposed to provision ourselves from the same store.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Two provisions of federal law relating to vote buying were adopted by Congress and became law in 1948.
From Salon β Sep. 15, 2026
It contains provisions, external that could see a two-year jail sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
Those provisions were intended as a way to level the playing field against a federal government, allowing entities to recoup attorney costs when they win legal disputes against the feds.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 9, 2026
The Blizzard contracts include wage increases and a hybrid work week of three days in the office, among other provisions, the union said.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 9, 2026
With our backpacks, purses, and the few provisions we still had in the car in tow, we started down the road heading east.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe GarcΓa McCall
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The amount is greater than the $265 million provisioned in December 2024 and, when added to previous settlements with purchaser plaintiffs, brings total cash payments for this litigation to around $1 billion, according to RBC.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 4, 2026
He provisioned his ship and gave to the Coast Miwoks who greeted him pieces of blue-and- white Chinese porcelain that he had evidently “liberated” from the Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 1, 2025
UT itself hosts an annual Free Speech Week in which outside influence is encouraged on campus—and is specifically outlined as protected, provisioned for, and celebrated.
From Slate β Apr. 27, 2024
“This campaign was run by geographically dispersed operators across China who appeared to be centrally provisioned with internet access and content,” Meta said in the report published Tuesday.
From Washington Times β Aug. 30, 2023
Okay, maybe we are not that well provisioned after all.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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"Time series analysis highlights significant seasonal mortality patterns, underscoring the need for targeted interventions during high-risk periods like peak summer months; such as strategic water provisioning, supplemental feeding, and enhanced disease monitoring," it said.
From BBC β Jul. 22, 2026
Documents published by the US Navy this month show advanced planning for an even larger Australian stockpile, with $30 million allocated to build warehouses and offices in southeastern Victoria state for "critical forward provisioning".
From Barron's β Jun. 16, 2026
The analysts think major banks could have to further raise credit impairments and provisioning.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 26, 2026
National Australia Bank’s bear at Morgans introduces increased conservatism into their valuation model after the lender increased its loan provisioning.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 21, 2026
The Adjutant commanded those of us who labored provisioning to pull back to Cambridge.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Vocabulary lists containing provision
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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"Tinker v. Des Moines": Excerpts from Justice Fortas's Opinion
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