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ensure

[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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"Let's celebrate what we've got more than what we've lost and ensure that we've still got it for the future," he added.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Amex said it has had “longstanding efforts to protect our programs from misuse and ensure they are used as intended.”

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

Normally, nuclear reactors use purified water, which runs through a closed system to ensure that none of the water from the reactor can get out—and that no impurities can get in.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

My sweater sorcery ensures such an approaching person is no longer a stranger but a friend I’m about to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

On Friday the forecast triggered a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience room which ensures the country is prepared for severe weather events.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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

“Without the Collective, there would only be war and famine. Our unity and agreement on all things ensures we will never return to the ways of conflict.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

Turkey will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbours has been fully ensured, Defence Minister Yasar Guler told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Dominating that field became a national mission—not just for the jobs it ensured but for China’s dual-use industrial framework that aims to serve both civilian and military purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

But how could Voldemort have ensured that Harry’s name got into the Goblet of Fire?

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

One underplayed hint of potential trouble is Anthropic’s insistence on its “public benefit purpose,” which includes ensuring “the hardest problems facing humanity are not left to market forces alone to solve.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

"AI cannot be viewed merely as a technical system. We need to develop a socio-technical system in which ethics is upheld through human agency, ensuring that AI delivers beneficence rather than maleficence."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

An important next step will be ensuring that patients can actually obtain the treatment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The biggest challenge we have is just ensuring that we can keep up with that demand. We cannot keep up without building this additional facility.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ridgeway gathered renown with his facility for ensuring that property remained property.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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