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[in-shoor-uhns, -shur-] / ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr- /


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Countries were also encouraged to tailor insurance schemes or subsidies for under-served communities and to incorporate inequality indicators into their national health systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

He said he spent $8,000 on grading, and the cards carried insurance of up to $156,000, less than their market value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

“This is the perfect example of where insurance is the ultimate remedy, but the people who want it can’t get it.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Costs associated with owning a home such as electricity, home insurance and property tax have gone up in recent months as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

He had no property to “insure” it was as if he had bought fire insurance on some slum with a history of burning down.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It said it would waive payments of "tariffs" and "Iranian insurances" for ships passing during the 60 days.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Actor James Woods, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, tweeted Tuesday that “one of the major insurances companies canceled all the policies in our neighborhood about four months ago.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

The act only covers health insurance, excluding long-term, disability, life, and other insurances.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

There have been reports of coding issues and some hiccups with some insurances not covering the cost of the vaccines, but "hopefully these issues will get ironed out very soon," says Hotez.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 3, 2023

Double-insurance, the effecting of two insurances upon the same goods.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various


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