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[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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Candidates are told this will happen and can provide do-not-call lists to ensure privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"We're working on it very closely to ensure the right people come into our country," he told reporters.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"I don't know who else would have been able to ensure in these circumstances - which we could not influence - Iran could come and play."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“As we grew, we needed to expand on that to ensure the boundaries and expectations were clear.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A person with active TB harbors hundreds of millions of bacilli in his lungs, enough to ensure that a small number will be mutant germs that aren’t stopped by anti-TB drugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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