as in to accelerate
to free from obstruction or difficulty
several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area
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Banks have gotten a boost since the election, as investors expect deregulation to facilitate dealmaking.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Easy Deposit Options The best online slot sites use different payment gateways to facilitate payments.
—Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The jail will also stop using isolation for vulnerable people at risk of self harm and will facilitate the provision of adequate special education services to children with disabilities held in the jail, the consent decree says.
—Kate Brumback The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Window attracting dogs for four years The window, which was initially set up to facilitate customers during COVID, has now become a busy hotspot for treat-seeking pooches, Tondryk said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Easy Deposit Options The best online slot sites use different payment gateways to facilitate payments.
—Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The jail will also stop using isolation for vulnerable people at risk of self harm and will facilitate the provision of adequate special education services to children with disabilities held in the jail, the consent decree says.
—Kate Brumback The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Window attracting dogs for four years The window, which was initially set up to facilitate customers during COVID, has now become a busy hotspot for treat-seeking pooches, Tondryk said.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Red Flag Warning Will Remain Until Friday Evening As Blazes Burn More Than 2,000 Structures Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Do Not Lose Your Account The emergence of cloud-native architectures further accelerated this transformation.—
Srikanta Datta,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war is accelerating Ukraine’s rapid depopulation, exacerbating a demographic crisis that has been deepening for three decades.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Jan. 2025
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It was later broadened with press junkets with French talent promoting their work, and was further expanded two years ago with French TV screenings and a day-long confab dedicated to export.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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False claims promoted by President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform sought to blame the Democratic Party for the wildfires.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Removing medical debt from credit reports On Jan. 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that will remove around $49 billion in medical bills from consumer credit reports, improving the credit score of more than 15 million Americans.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Collaborative solutions enable organizations to enhance resilience, improve efficiency and accelerate innovation in the face of uncertainty.—
Appio Fragoletti,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Trump administration can also ease merger and consolidation rules, which the Biden-era Federal Trade Commission tightened, to help streamline dealmaking and bolster the industry’s financial resiliency.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Robust hiring could give the Fed reason to delay interest rate cuts forecasted for later this year, since the flex of economic strength may ease concern that a continuation of high interest rates would tip the economy into a downturn.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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This not only simplifies internal audits but also helps meet regulatory requirements.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The pass also simplifies travel by allowing more seamless entry to participating sites.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Jan. 2025
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How to help Travelers looking on with concern can support organizations that have jumped into action to assist firefighting efforts and residents.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
9 Jan. 2025
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Furthermore, consider engaging experts to supplement internal capabilities, as specialists can help bring best practices and assist organizations with avoiding common pitfalls like misaligned expectations and underestimated budgets and timelines.—
Andrei Kasyanau,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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