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insure

[in-shoor, -shur] / ɪnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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The government helps private businesses insure against military risks up to nearly $700,000 in the most dangerous regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Major carriers from large swaths of the state are now refusing to insure even low-risk properties with minimal danger of burning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Elderly artists have to pay extra to insure their concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Oracle’s five-year credit-default-swap spread — a measure of the cost to insure the company’s debt against default— surged to a high of 219 basis points in late July.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

One day he brought news that Sissy had given birth to another child which he had been unable to insure since it had lived but two hours.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-backed bank insures deposits of up to $250,000 per individual.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

The U.S. government insures deposits of up to $250,000 but also imposes regulations on banks’ business activities and financial strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

So does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, which insures anyone with a U.S. bank account.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

The caucus also reaffirmed a promise to maintain funding for Medi-Cal, the state’s healthcare program that insures 15 million low-income Californians and has run billions above estimates since last summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

This insures a good strong sewing; in addition the guard forms a hinge where it meets the plate and the plate will lie flat and can easily be examined when the book is opened.

From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey

"Those without experience, who are generally not insured, can try them out on the lake which is likely to cause an accident," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

As of June 30, the association insured 696,000 properties, with potential losses of $788 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, Covid-19 vaccines are already available for commercially insured patients at pharmacies including CVS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Fully insured, state-regulated plans require insurers to give you written notice before terminating coverage — usually 30 or 60 days.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

The credit default swaps sold by AIG FP that insured pools of such loans proved to be a good business.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The reason is that the cost of insuring his home and rentals is a few thousand dollars a year, much lower than the potential out-of-pocket cost he would face if he had to rebuild them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rather than insuring against a specific risk that went badly in the past, “the government started heading off opportunities for risk altogether, explicitly forfeiting growth in exchange for safety.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It is entirely the choice of an individual as to whether it is worth insuring belongings while off at university or college.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

A better way of insuring arbitrator impartiality is for both you and the firm to name an intermediary that chooses an arbitrator acceptable to both you and the firm.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

For a number of reasons, Gene Park was a likely candidate, and so he decided to examine these loans that AIG FP was insuring a bit more closely.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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