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  • present tense form of service (3rd person singular).
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services

British  
/ ˈsɜːvɪsɪz /

plural noun

  1. work performed for remuneration

  2. the armed forces

  3. (sometimes singular) economics commodities, such as banking, that are mainly intangible and usually consumed concurrently with their production Compare goods

  4. a system of providing the public with gas, water, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

services Cultural  
  1. Work done for others as an occupation or business. (Compare goods.)


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Sunday’s we-have-Tarik-Skubal-and-you-don’t game against the Brewers — Milwaukee also sought his services but refused, reportedly, to part with winning pitcher Logan Henderson in a deal — didn’t go as planned for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The ORR said, external it was "a significant step forward" in introducing competition on the route, where Eurostar has held a monopoly on passenger services since the tunnel opened in 1994.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Less regulated and more widely accessible than the traditional financial services industry, these “finfluencers” use battle-tested growth tactics to capture attention.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

British group Virgin has been granted track access to run new cross-Channel train services from 2030, the country's rail regulator said Monday, bringing it closer to launching a rival service to Eurostar.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Root gave much of the credit for her success to William, noting that she had both “the services of her distinguished husband” and his “secret methods of solving ciphers.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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