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provision

[pruh-vizh-uhn] / prəˈvɪʒ ən /


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Section 40 of Nepal's Civil Code does allow for some exceptions, but it does not have a provision for disasters like the flood witnessed last month.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Government lawyers pointed to a provision of the 1996 immigration law that said people who entered the country illegally “shall be detained.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

This provision has come up in other cases.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Another provision, the Privileges or Immunities Clause, declares that no state “shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She found that Old Rit had originally been willed to a young woman named Mary Patterson, with the provision that she was to be freed when she was forty-five.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

The assembly called for a fundamental revision of the Japan Status of Forces Agreement, including provisions on the handing over of suspects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

This, the court said, was because the provisions prevented some individuals from accessing the asylum system on procedural grounds, including if they entered the country irregularly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The lawsuit alleged LaBeouf accused Barnett of breaching their settlement agreement by violating its nondisclosure provisions after she gave an interview to the Hollywood Reporter that was published in October 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Another Sri Lankan shipper said he has received desperate calls for food and provisions from agents of the tankers, but Sri Lankan authorities weren’t approving supply visits to Iranian ships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Medwyn’s provisions needed no cooking, but the blaze warmed and cheered them.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Their seasoned troops, reinforced by Hessian mercenaries, faced an amateurish and poorly provisioned army of colonials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

He provisioned his ship and gave to the Coast Miwoks who greeted him pieces of blue-and- white Chinese porcelain that he had evidently “liberated” from the Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025

UT itself hosts an annual Free Speech Week in which outside influence is encouraged on campus—and is specifically outlined as protected, provisioned for, and celebrated.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2024

“This campaign was run by geographically dispersed operators across China who appeared to be centrally provisioned with internet access and content,” Meta said in the report published Tuesday.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

Maybe they’d learned from the last time and better provisioned the stadium?

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

"Time series analysis highlights significant seasonal mortality patterns, underscoring the need for targeted interventions during high-risk periods like peak summer months; such as strategic water provisioning, supplemental feeding, and enhanced disease monitoring," it said.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Documents published by the US Navy this month show advanced planning for an even larger Australian stockpile, with $30 million allocated to build warehouses and offices in southeastern Victoria state for "critical forward provisioning".

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

The company booked ¥267.1 billion in one-time provisioning and impairments related to electric vehicles sold in the U.S. and from writing down EV development assets due to lineup changes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

The slightly higher provisioning in its French retail business is a bit negative, though the solid top line in this division reads positively for its French peers, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

The Adjutant commanded those of us who labored provisioning to pull back to Cambridge.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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