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provision

[pruh-vizh-uhn] / prəˈvɪʒ ən /


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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 Sep. 16, 2026

If enacted, the Transportation Department would be required to issue a rule requiring AM radio within one year, and the authority to enforce the provision would expire after eight years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 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 Sep. 15, 2026

A payable-on-death or beneficiary designation is a contract and, as such, trumps a conflicting provision in the will.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

They ate breakfast with the giant: he pulled whole cows and sheep from his provision bag and crunched them down; the three companions ate more sparingly.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Two provisions of federal law relating to vote buying were adopted by Congress and became law in 1948.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

It contains provisions, external that could see a two-year jail sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Minibikes don’t meet Department of Motor Vehicles safety provisions and are illegal to drive on streets or sidewalks in California and many other states.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The company said contract provisions due to low European sugar prices weighed on profitability for the unit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Crates, boxes, luggage, and provisions lined the quays.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

The Macquarie analysts expect flat bad and doubtful debts in the current fiscal year and say NAB is well provisioned relative to peers.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

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 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 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 Aug. 30, 2023

Maybe they’d learned from the last time and better provisioned the stadium?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

"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 Jul. 22, 2026

It is accounting policy to depreciate infrastructure and recognize other operating costs related to scaling new clusters when it starts provisioning the equipment, incurring expenses before the assets are handed over to a customer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 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 Jun. 16, 2026

The analysts think major banks could have to further raise credit impairments and provisioning.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 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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