surety
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Under his bail conditions, a surety of £19,000 was provided by Amin Haydar.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The housing factory surety guarantee idea is “super innovative,” said Jan Lindenthal-Cox, chief investment officer at the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, a nonprofit that directs philanthropic money toward cost-cutting affordable housing projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Lendorf stood out for his unerring, dignified demeanor and the clarity of his pliant upper-body carriage against the marvelous surety of his cats-paw footwork and quietly powerful legwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
We’re well on the way to a future of absolute weather uncertainty—no surety to forecasts, a weakened ability to transmit emergency alerts—that we’ll nevertheless have to pay for out of our own pockets.
From Slate ● May 22, 2025
The hands that could make jets perform exotic gymnastics in the sky had a softness of touch and an inborn surety that made him an excellent outside shooter.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
"They are to provide sureties, who will submit their particulars to the court. So, the 69 suspects have been granted bail and I am processing their paperwork," Ohimor said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2023
The identities of the sureties had been a mystery since May, when Mr. Santos pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Requesting £1,000 cash sureties as part of the release terms, Mr Justice Rooney confirmed they are to be prohibited from entering any Tesco stores in the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Legal experts said there was little chance Santos would actually be detained even if his sureties were to back out.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
No matter how many years may elapse they are still after the sureties and are still after the principal.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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