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providers

noun

plural of provider

as in suppliers

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 providers However, since coconut water contains potassium and sodium, people with chronic kidney disease should consult their healthcare providers first. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026 This was the 54th launch from all providers in 2026 on the Space Coast with SpaceX responsible for all but seven of them. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 The state potentially could levy hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Childcare insights in Fort Worth, Tarrant County The report included insights from focus groups and interviews with providers and parents. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 Some providers do have annual increases, so a stable cost is a benefit. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Industry watchers say access to advanced compute via overseas cloud providers is a key factor in Chinese AI models gaining capability. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 OpenRouter's pricing page lists more than 500 models across over 80 providers. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 For Vallés, that renewed technological push creates an opportunity for cloud providers to drive digital transformation among local companies. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

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The company has moved to diversify suppliers (to reduce import duties), raise prices (to absorb tariffs), and sell its logistics network as a service to other brands (to increase revenues from other retailers feeling the pinch).

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Deterrence requires stable and sustainable defense equipment production, so Japan needs to reduce risks of shortages caused by suppliers withdrawing, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.

— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

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