be certain of
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United need one point from their final two matches to be certain of a third-place finish.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
With their title hopes in tatters, Liverpool can't be certain of reaching the Champions League last 16 either after a second defeat in five games in the tournament.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
As to what the courts do, I would like to think they would block it, but again, I can’t be certain of that.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2025
City needs to win its final game of the season to be certain of winning the title ahead of second-place Arsenal.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
Then, in a resolutely cheerful voice, “Anyhow,” he concluded, “there’s one thing we can be certain of; whoever he may have been, he was happy when he was alive. Everybody’s happy now.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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