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The plaintiffs suffered another setback last week when two expert witnesses in court said they couldn’t say for sure that talc caused ovarian cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kelmar also suggested making sure that the healthcare provider will zero out your balance after receiving a negotiated amount.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Holding an umbrella to protect herself from the sun, she heads there early in the morning to make sure she is first in line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He says he has kept fighting because he considers it his duty to make sure the Bill of Rights “actually means something.”
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
But I’m not sure that’s allowed here in Davey, Texas.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
February’s “Hoppers” managed a respectable $372 million worldwide, but the surer money now comes from sequels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Round after round, the Hurricanes have knocked off teams that seemed surer bets to make the championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
If they even had a sliver of doubt before the Munich showdown against PSG they will be even surer now.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
That is, provided that person doesn't simply resort to a surer thing.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2024
All of this delighted Papa, filled him with pride for his son who had returned a larger man, with a surer sense of himself and of where we all had come from.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
And he became a target for parodists, the surest sign of fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
That’s high-risk, but it is the surest way of removing the fuel for a nuclear weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
It’s the surest way for a bad team to sow seeds for a better future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
The surest sign of market dislocation is when banks start quantifying their exposure to a given issue.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
He somehow lost or abandoned his surest and quickest means of escape from the city: the one-eyed horse Booth had bought.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
