secure
Example Sentences
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After swapping scores of two, South Korea - with the advantage of the hammer in the final end - got the two they required to secure victory.
From BBC
"Any military development in the Balkans just makes the whole region far less secure because everyone reads it as being aimed against them," says James Ker-Lindsay, an analyst specialising in the Balkans and international conflict.
From BBC
Buyers are willing to secure memory supply at higher prices while memory suppliers are rather passively taking higher prices proposed by customers, they note.
His chief of staff said Friday the country had already secured the "emergency delivery" of four million barrels of crude oil from ports in the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's
Trailing 47-14 after an hour, France's four late tries were not enough to contain the rampant Scots but they did secure a potentially vital bonus point.
From BBC
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