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assure

[uh-shoor, uh-shur] / əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr /




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"And India, I can assure you, is preparing itself for this."

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Beijing is trying to become self-sufficient in everything it needs to assure its economic and military security—including semiconductor technology—said Joris Teer, a policy analyst with the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

“I regularly interact with international and national leaders, and I want to assure you, we have an international, a national reputation for our work on environmental concerns,” Bass said at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Now that I’ve seen the show – me, and the few thousand other unfortunates rubbernecking at this terrible accident – I’m here to assure you that this was never about us.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Salinger had to assure them that, no, World War III had not begun.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“We’re all very kind and friendly,” he assures them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Not to worry, a kindly male neighbor assures Adam — her maternal urges will kick right in after the babies are born.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Fed stands ready to supply liquidity during panics, while the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assures most depositors that they need not bear the consequences of choosing an unsound bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

It assures him of direct entry into the sport's biggest tournaments for the foreseeable future.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

This young writer assures me that she will be truthful and certifiable in giving the honest-to-goodness scoop each and every week.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

But rest assured, we’ll be back in your inbox with more wild happenings on Monday.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Others argue that a 4% rate is anything but safe or assured.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

As for Long, she would call him the next day, she assured Deters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The president assured them that the government would spare no effort to obtain a general pardon for him, instructing diplomatic channels to engage Saudi authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Later, he assured his wife that nobody saw.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Kenyan authorities have urged people not to panic, with the health ministry assuring of heightened surveillance at airports and border crossings.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gundlach said those private-equity and private-credit firms keep assuring investors there are no problems, and their quarterly figures often won’t reveal any issues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Campbell’s acquired Rao’s, and there are armies of people online who remain convinced that something must have changed, despite Rao’s FAQ explicitly assuring worried customers that the company won’t “touch the sauce.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

That support would likely entail Nvidia’s assuring that the value of assets backing loans won’t fall below a predetermined level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

When you say Durham! the wheels begin to turn, the smoke rolls in massive clouds from every stack and the sweet assuring music of busy machinery is heard.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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