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service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /


NOUN
time in military operation
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It is the Republic's biggest public service union.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the funeral service on Wednesday, patriotic songs blaring, the city's deputy mayor Nguyen Manh Cuong said authorities "will not overlook any opportunity or method to continue the journey of searching for the fallen comrades".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The weather service issued red-flag warnings for most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties that will be in effect Thursday and Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A polite middle-aged man raised my hood, duct-taped the hose, and followed me as I limped to a service station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I’d have to leave the park a little earlier than usual, maybe feed my girl before I start my service hours.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Despite recent asset quality concerns involving loans to an aviation company and an e-government services provider, Public Bank has little to no exposure to either and is largely insulated from potential credit fallout, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A drone hit a data centre belonging to the Russian state-owned lender Sberbank, a company executive said Wednesday, though the bank's systems and services were operating normally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Combining the information technology and communication services sectors, tech stocks comprise almost half of the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Bass told the councilmember she had been “contemptuous of her constituents,” forcing residents of her district to reach out to the mayor’s office for city services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Our landlords refuse to maintain the properties, and the city won’t provide us with adequate services or utilities, yet we each are doing—and must do— what we can to improve and advance the community.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Meanwhile, the market may also be becoming more concerned about the high budget deficits of many developed nations, which may need to be serviced by increased supply of debt.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

We have all been there: You’re getting your car serviced, and the mechanic or agent says you need an expensive repair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

At the lots, the company’s 56 cars recharge and are cleaned and serviced by contractors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

They will instead be relocated to "emergency temporary accommodation" in hotels or serviced apartments.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

They were mechanics who serviced different parts of the same machine.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Network designers, field support engineers, installers, all need to learn new skills around installation and servicing.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

These maneuvers are intended to test technologies that could eventually be used for in-space satellite servicing, including future missions in which one spacecraft approaches and works near another.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We knew we weren’t servicing all their closet needs,” said Denise Incandela, who became executive vice president of fashion for Walmart U.S. in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

"The team moved with extraordinary speed to give Swift a chance to carry out more science while advancing capabilities America will need for satellite servicing in the future," Isaacman added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The house was an altar with ten thousand attendants, big, small, servicing, attending, in choirs.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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