provision
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Bromley planners said the proposal would "significantly enhance the quality of the existing sports provision and improve the experience of users across both the borough and London".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Energy Department statement made no mention of such a provision and did not offer comment when asked about it by AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
That provision could give him more flexibility to impose tariffs on a whim, rather than the months of investigations required by Section 301.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Page 172 it talks about "the risks around the implementation of digital ID cards for which no explicit provision has been made for its £0.6bn annual cost".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then I couldn’t help asking, “And why didn’t your folks make some provision for her?”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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Second, it’s unclear what Desai meant by “non-statutory” policies and provisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act includes some 60 bipartisan provisions that aim to help veterans better transition into civilian life and the workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The housing package contains nearly 60 provisions intended to boost supply, reduce regulatory barriers and improve access to mortgages and home ownership.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reeves said the district “will continue pursuing opportunities to obtain written permission from a local, federally recognized tribe that would allow Marysville High School to retain its historic mascot under the provisions of state law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He says he was keeping it to dole out to us if we ran out of provisions, but that didn’t keep the council from voting him down.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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The Macquarie analysts expect flat bad and doubtful debts in the current fiscal year and say NAB is well provisioned relative to peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
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
He has argued that Ukraine needs to be properly provisioned to fend off Russia’s much bigger force.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
Okay, maybe we are not that well provisioned after all.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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"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
It is accounting policy to depreciate infrastructure and recognize other operating costs related to scaling new clusters when it starts provisioning the equipment, incurring expenses before the assets are handed over to a customer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
"Organisations will need to prepare for changes to wage structures, HR systems, social security provisioning and compliance governance," according to staffing agency BDO India.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
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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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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