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service

[sur-vis] / ˈsɜr vɪs /


NOUN
time in military operation
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There was a small kitchen, with a sign taped to the fridge: “Please clean up after yourself no maid service here!!!”

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

He said Officer 2 had resigned from the service and that Officer 3 had been suspended and was facing disciplinary proceedings, which could lead to his dismissal.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

OpenAI said the hackers had uncovered a pair of issues: one in a third-party service called Discourse that hosts OpenAI’s community discussion forum, and a second with the AI company itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Forever dedicated to a life of service, Chatfield died of natural causes Sept. 15.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

I hope to put their minds at ease by reiterating our position at UD: we don’t plan to use the STM until we’re certain it’s safe and in service to the global good.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Brewdog's biggest debt was to financial services group HSBC, which was owed more than £61m across various banking arms.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Instead Mitchell’s family turns to ready-to-cook foods and meal-delivery services.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Private health systems also use this type of data frequently, with one medical system using it to concentrate services in four high-risk neighborhoods of New York City.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

They both have steady jobs in public services — normal, working-class people like me and my husband.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The entire Zanmi Lasante annual budget for all of its services was $1.5 million, half of that in the form of donated drugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

We have all been there: You’re getting your car serviced, and the mechanic or agent says you need an expensive repair.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026