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providence

[prov-i-duhns] / ˈprɒv ɪ dəns /
NOUN
divine government
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Like Bierstadt, Church was not just stoking patriotic fervor, but also evoking divine providence as favoring the North’s cause.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

But heavenly providence does not come easily for Ann.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

It did not providence any evidence to back up its accusation that South Africa had released the passport information of its officials.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

In the 1994 classic, Tom Hanks ruminates about fate, resilience and providence, from a park bench that has become a part of movie lore in the way of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

But as we circled to receive our share of providence, the fat flanks of the magnificent beasts we’d stalked on the hill shrank to parched sinew, the gristle of drought-starved carcasses.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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