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ensure

[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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The popularity of rewards programs has created a subculture of people obsessed with maximizing their benefits, with cardholders now keeping spreadsheets and setting up calendar reminders to ensure they don’t miss out on perks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Arey, who was endorsed by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., has vowed to ensure there’s more transparency and accountability surrounding the district’s nearly $10-billion annual budget.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

“These are what we call deep listening sessions,” he explained, “so when you walk in, there isn’t any music playing. We want to ensure a pristine listening environment when we’re in the hi-fi room.”

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Harper explained that preparations involve checking vehicles and equipment to ensure volunteers are ready for any call out.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

And she set out to ensure that this was so.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Licensing each song ensures musicians and rights holders are paid, and lets people request the songs they’ve been dying to sing, from emo deep cuts to Puccini operas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

And the interest on your balance ensures that even if you stop making purchases, your debt will grow.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We also know that this epigenetic rejuvenation ensures that the cells actually behave like young cells," says the scientist.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The upside-down life ensures peak performance at 200 miles an hour during the race, which takes place Sunday night, and zero adjustment when they return to Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The roar of the chasm ensures that we won’t be overheard.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The Postal Service has mostly ensured the timely delivery of hundreds of millions of ballots, even as mail volume overall has dropped 50% from its high in 2006.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Linster discovered one of the only two known examples and ensured it was available for scientific research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

His probing has ensured Australia have not missed spinner Nathan Lyon, who he replaced, or Josh Hazlewood, who remained at the team hotel throughout the day because of illness.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In doing so, he ensured the phone booth met the minimum threshold of a call a week to stay in service for another year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cleopatra’s open hostility toward King Herod and his suspicion of her ensured that the queen received a somewhat frosty reception in Judea.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

“Recent events nevertheless underline, if not reconfirm, the importance of ensuring that Europe has resilient and sovereign capabilities for essential services,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Recommending a simple annual review is an important step towards ensuring people get the ongoing care and monitoring they need," said Marie Anne Ledingham, consultant clinical adviser for women's and reproductive health at NICE.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It may also be essential for keeping mitochondria functioning and ensuring cells have enough energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Today, "the main challenge is ensuring security of supply outside of China. This makes our project an important part of the equation," said Kevin Pallas, head of Group 6 Metals, which owns the mine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Ruffin and Fuller jogged along the line of agitated protesters ensuring that the march didn't turn into a melee.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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