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ensure

[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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"Sometimes, especially on older or tightly built streets, they have to allow some pavement parking – for example to ensure emergency vehicles, refuse trucks, and buses can safely pass," they said.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Systems must also ensure that different signals arrive at the correct time.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

It’s one thing to perform a set of cover songs, but it’s another thing to play tunes that ensure the vibe of an entire festival is covered as well.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

At a 4% withdrawal rate — which helps ensure that your money keeps compounding — you would live on $200,000 a year, not including Social Security.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

There can be little doubt that they were produced as part of a magic ritual, perhaps to ensure a successful hunt.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Ivan Moore, who does nonpartisan polling in Alaska, said that system virtually ensures Sullivan and Sullivan will face off against each other in a runoff that includes Peltola.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Such emotional familiarity ensures that even a quick dinner over sandwiches in the park can provide us with conversational carte blanche, a space to decompress and demystify without judgment.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

He said the benefit of an application layer like Ontology is that it ensures the LLM doesn’t touch the customer’s underlying data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

We need a provision intended for gender that ensures women are viewed as full and equal citizens, finally codifying the vision of equality activists have sought for over a century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Now, more than a century later, another library ensures that those adventures can be remembered as she lived them.

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

Another birdie on the 17th ensured he finished under par and within touching distance of the leaders.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Now it’s ensured to carry into its fifth decade.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The Dodgers’ 9-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday wasn’t enough to prevent them from going into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors — that much is ensured.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, “Secretary Hegseth ensured his message was aligned with the president’s objectives and agenda, and he did not want to impede upon the president’s decision space.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Future me had ensured that I’d made it this far with the curtain tip, and I could only hope that meant that today was my day to find the nut.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Professor Adam Beaumont, chairman of telecoms and digital infrastructure firm AQL, said the most pressing issue for a new AI Minister was ensuring resilience.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“This framework is about protecting our national interests and ensuring certainty for growth, jobs and investment,” Albanese said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

And just as democratizing access to the internet was a policy concern in the 2000s, ensuring that people can easily get offline is becoming a focus of this era.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said the priority "remains identifying those responsible and ensuring that all available evidence is thoroughly examined".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

This struggle against error brought into being the footnote: the mechanism for ensuring that every fact could be traced to an authorizing statement.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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