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To provide something needed or missing

provide

verb

to give someone something that they want or need

supply

verb

to provide someone or something with something that they need or want

equip

verb

to provide a person, object, or place with the things that they need for a particular purpose

arrange

verb

to provide what someone needs, by doing what is necessary

offer

verb

to provide something such as a product or service

serve

verb

to provide a group of people or an area with something useful

resource

verb

to provide a person or an organization with the things that they need in order to operate effectively, especially money

cater to

to provide people with something they want or need, especially something unusual or special

come up with

to produce or provide something that people want

satisfy

verb

to please someone by giving them something that they want or need

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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