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provider

noun

Definition of provider

as in supplier

a person or company that supplies goods or services There are many things to consider when shopping for a healthcare provider.

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Recent Examples of provider Do travel providers do a good job of creating, communicating, and enforcing filming policies? — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Businesses and other organizations also use Form 1099-MISC to report payments to attorneys, health care providers, commercial fishers, and others. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, the European Union gained new powers to inspect AI models due for release in the bloc, restrict EU market access and fine model providers. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Court records suggest that Clancy was prescribed more than a dozen psychiatric medications across multiple health providers ahead of the killings. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for provider

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This growing dependency can expose automotive manufacturers and suppliers to geopolitical uncertainty, export restrictions, price volatility and potential disruption as global demand for electric motors continues to increase.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Russia, along with China, is a major supporter and arms supplier to Myanmar.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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Compliant Technologies’ Oklahoma distributor, Justin Morris, said at the time the way the technology is used isn’t capable of causing injury.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The independent company was initially known as the nontheatrical partner of Open Road Films, the specialty distributor behind best picture winner Spotlight that declared bankruptcy in 2018.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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Ukraine also launched another attack on the premises of Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, which Kyiv says helps supply the Russian military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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