secure
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Fans struggled to secure wheelchair accessible seats, especially after they were sold at astronomical resale values, and couldn’t get clear answers about what accommodations would be available in the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jeff Bezos, as well as Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, have yet to secure membership at the exclusive Indian Creek Country Club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
My spouse is financially secure independent of my retirement assets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
An investigation has been launched and local police cautioned anyone hoping to go looking for more treasure that the site had been "turned upside down" and the gold moved to a secure location.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
So if it was gone—and it was gone—that must mean it was even more secure than usual.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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By the time of his silver jubilee in 1935, the position of this reimagined British monarchy was securer than it had ever been.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
In general, it was not a year in which the older novelists made their reputations securer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He himself knew the perils of the sea only too well, how hard a man must work in its service, and how little he might gain, and how much securer was the life on shore.
From Historic Boyhoods by Rupert Sargent Holland
The pony was obstreperous, and the luggage kept falling off, so the Brahman gladly accepted the offer of my assistance, and after repacking the luggage in a securer manner we got along very well.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by T. L. (Theodore Leighton) Pennell
In other words, life strives continuously to make its embodiments more permanent, securer, richer and more manifold.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Max Simon Nordau
The securest hold was Adam Sandler's: his Grown Ups fell a negligible 14%.
From Time ● Jul. 11, 2010
Even threaten the securest position, when long continued.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Asserted one of Thatcher's aides: "It's going to stimulate the economy, and expansion is the securest form of revenue."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Vickers, the securest of Otellos onstage, does not always seem comfort able on vinyl.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A constitution has been acquired, which, though neither of us thinks perfect, yet both consider as competent to render our fellow-citizens the happiest and the securest on whom the sun has ever shone.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Replimune secures FDA approval for Tudriqev on its third attempt, making it the company’s first product on the market.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
If the petition secures 218 signatures from House members, the full House will vote on the bill.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It’s the final place that secures a spot in the playoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Kim secures a place in next year's Masters at Augusta National.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
He unties everything and secures the rope more strongly.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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Hours earlier, Mundubile, 55, had claimed a first-round win in the presidential election and said his party had also secured a parliamentary majority.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The California Public Employment Relations Board informed the California Gig Workers Union last week that it had secured support from 30% of active rideshare drivers in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Already England’s top-rated female player, the prodigy secured the title in a dramatic rapid-chess playoff—adding to a trailblazing run that already included defeating multiple grandmasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
British sprinter Amy Hunt certainly thinks so, and it seems to be working as she's now secured two gold medals at the European Athletics Championships.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Only the 20-lb molcajete, which is secured with straps on the food-prep counter, shows any signs of use; fine particles of corn are embedded between the basalt grain in the molcajete’s bowl.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Barrick Mining has settled a long-standing dispute with rival Newmont over their Nevada operations, securing a $1.95 billion cash payout and paving the way for Barrick to publicly list its North American gold assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There was, however, a bit of good news this summer when Stellantis decided to allocate production of the next-generation Opel Astra and DS4 to Ruesselsheim, securing the plant's operations beyond 2029.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The U.S. would ensure that Syria and Lebanon make securing the border and disrupting smuggling a priority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sunrisers Leeds moved closer to securing qualification for The Hundred's knockout stages with a comprehensive 71-run win over Welsh Fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Rather than arguing, I picked up the last three bundles of supplies and tucked them on the raft, securing them with straps.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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