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Recent Examples of providence The concepts of divine intervention and providence have a long record in American history. Newt Gingrich, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024 For Rao, there was a sense of providence throughout the production. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024 Her interviewees’ lives are scaffolded by a sincere belief in providence, in which their religious faith often plays a major role. Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024 Prayers, providence and pledges Several speakers alluded to a higher power protecting the Republican nominee. Chris Ullery, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for providence
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Noun
  • As for pocketbook savings, NOAA’s $6.6 billion annual budget represents just 0.097% of the $6.75 trillion Washington spent in fiscal year 2024.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This initiative, backed by President Donald Trump and DOGE leader Elon Musk, seeks to grant taxpayers a portion of government savings.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His lack of physical presence was an issue for O’Neil but his game is even further removed from Pereira’s vision of an ideal centre-back, so a parting of the ways there in the summer also appears likely.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The arrival of the W124-generation E-Class — the first Mercedes to use that name — proved an ideal launchpad for their vision.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, Congress created a Strategic Petroleum Reserve in 1975 after the Arab oil embargo crisis caused gas shortages across the country and decimated the American economy.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
  • These federal agencies regulate critical areas of the U.S. economy and society, including the stock market, product safety, fraud and corruption, the money supply, labor relations, monopolies, nuclear power, the media and elections.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • First-degree murder charges, by contrast, reflect a more intentional killing that was carried out with some amount of forethought.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
  • These halting responses demonstrated a lack of forethought as to how Iran was likely to respond to the new policy.
    Brett McGurk, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • The program will be in a small Apple Street mall owned by the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, which in September moved into the former site of Bread of Life, a homeless service provider that operated a winter shelter, thrift store and pantry for several years on the property.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
  • When his family was away on trips, the thrift store owner would lure men to his home and kill them.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Navigating Political and Ethical Considerations of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve By embracing bitcoin as a vital national reserve asset, the United States positions itself at the forefront of economic innovation, fiscal prudence, and visionary thinking.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Carroll picked contractors to do the work and agreed on a price without waiting for competing bids, authorized them to pave at night when rain forecasts would normally have halted work, and generally gave speed priority over the usual prudence.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Broncos transformed their defensive front last spring, and did so with impressive frugality.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Gronowski’s price tag, though it has not been publicly disclosed, is undoubtedly higher than Iowa has ever paid for a quarterback, and for many of you that fact brings some Midwestern frugality into play.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Twelve days later, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generation Station in Pennsylvania experienced the single worst nuclear meltdown on record in U.S. history, giving the film unexpected prescience.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Just a few months after that first season concluded, the Real Housewives franchise was launched, followed by The Kardashians two years later, only confirming The Comeback’s remarkable prescience.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Providence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/providence. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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