provide for
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The GoFundMe campaign seeks to raise funds to take Wright’s body back to New York, to cover funeral costs and to help provide for the producer’s family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Now is a time to double down on friends and to double down on neighbours and to be working more closely together to provide for our collective security," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Known as Nonna Gracie, she moved from Italy to the US when she was 18 and worked multiple jobs at once to provide for her two daughters.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
You’re not going to be able to provide for your family.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Zeitoun, though, was too much like his father: first a sailor, then, to provide for a family and to ensure that he lived to watch them grow up, a builder.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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