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provision

[pruh-vizh-uhn] / prΙ™ΛˆvΙͺΚ’ Ι™n /


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“The departure of the United States from the Kurdistan Region under these complex regional circumstances, without the provision of a defense system, is a matter of concern,” said a statement from the region’s Peshmerga Ministry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Circuit examined the claimed emergency, the statutory text, and the history of the provision and rejected the DOE’s attempt to turn a temporary emergency tool into a mechanism for long-term electricity planning.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

The organisation has called on water regulators to enforce measures on water providers regarding the provision of water for firefighting, and to implement "clear national standards" on fire hydrant repair and maintenance.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

A provision tucked inside this year’s federal spending package allows Medicare coverage of one multicancer early-detection test per year starting in 2028 if the test is FDA-approved.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nevertheless he had made provision for the morrow: I saw in his lap a bundle bulging with food; sugar syrup and butter had soaked through the cloth patchily.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Like the boy in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun, originalists sometimes lose sight of what constitutional text would have meant to ordinary people when those provisions were adopted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He thinks the Chinese law has many good provisions.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“While there may be good reasons for exempting certain sellers from the bill’s provisions, such a carve-out deserves further discussion,” Newsom wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The agreement is mutually non-exclusive, with each company retaining development and commercial rights and no provisions around royalties, milestones, or revenue- or profit-sharing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

By 1796, he had begun to draft his last will and testament, in which he eventually made elaborate provisions to assure that all his slaves would be freed upon the death of his wife.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

He has argued that Ukraine needs to be properly provisioned to fend off Russia’s much bigger force.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

"Who provisioned the island and made all the necessary arrangements?"

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

"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

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 slightly higher provisioning in its French retail business is a bit negative, though the solid top line in this division reads positively for its French peers, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 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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