Third-person singular simple present indicative form of provide.(verb)
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Use "provides" in a sentence
"The journal Business Week and the title provides a clue as to whether it generally supports the aims of business announced in a special report in 2000: The plain truth is that market liberalisation has caused severe damage."
"The blog post linked to in the title provides few details."
"Each of these different uses of the term provides a different view of the concept."