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provision

[pruh-vizh-uhn] / prəˈvɪʒ ən /


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Decentralising energy provision through local generation, battery energy storage, microgrids and cogeneration have all been proposed to boost the supply, but time is not on Ukraine's side.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

That provision would curtail a longstanding practice of leaving work early known as an “early shove,” the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said financial pressure, parental stress, limited opportunities for play and difficulty accessing early years provision and professional advice could make preparing for school harder.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

For JPMorgan Chase, the estimated Q3 provision for LLR is higher than it was the previous two quarters, but lower than it was during the third quarter of last year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

He leaned toward them and said, “In object-oriented programming, discrete software objects interfaced more freely, in a system of corporate service provision that mirrored the emergent structures of late capitalism.”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

Robert Romanoff, a trust and estates lawyer at Levenfeld Pearlstein in Chicago, said he has included provisions in premarital agreements requiring that a business-owning spouse commission a compensation study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Authorities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all make provisions for adoptees to access their medical history, but the way this operates in practice can vary hugely in the different nations.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Such a flat employer compensation tax, or ECT, could delay Social Security’s insolvency by 20 years, or by even longer if it was part of a package of provisions to fund the program.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

They had fewer provisions and less equipment with them.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

U.S. factories also kept allied Soviet forces provisioned.

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

He has argued that Ukraine needs to be properly provisioned to fend off Russia’s much bigger force.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Several were even provisioned with a broom—a cozy, domestic touch.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

"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

Reduction in provisioning was supported by reversal of management overlay that the company set aside to prepare for potential damage from Thailand’s southern flood disaster, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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

National Australia Bank’s bear at Morgans introduces increased conservatism into their valuation model after the lender increased its loan provisioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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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