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ensure

[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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He has highlighted various security measures his administration has taken to ensure the safety of the Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Rethinking how Measure B funds are allocated, Batchlor said, is a way of helping to ensure that hospitals that serve communities with the most financial needs and fewest healthcare options receive more financial assistance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

No voting method can always ensure that local victories produce local seats, national seat totals accurately reflect overall vote shares, and the size of parliament remains fixed.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

President Trump and Bernie Sanders have argued for the government taking equity stakes in AI companies to ensure the public benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Come harvest time, the entire community would gather together and work in one another’s fields—the White families as well as Colored families cooperating to ensure that everyone survived.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Writing like this ensures that “Diarra From Detroit” remains nimble from start to finish of each episode.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

“This investment ensures that the people and nonprofits that commit themselves to Los Angeles are able to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event right in their hometown.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

But perhaps the most impressive element of the home is its proximity to the ocean, which ensures jaw-dropping views from every room.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

However, Mr. Starritt keeps his leads center stage and ensures that throughout their professional trials and personal ordeals they remain captivating presences and sympathetic enough to root for.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Now, more than a century later, another library ensures that those adventures can be remembered as she lived them.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

The target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt anchored their innings with an unbeaten 45, but Heather Graham's 4-19 with the ball ensured the home side's innings never really took off as they finished on 126-7.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He said he and Alice's daughter Delsie, 17, had wanted to make sure she felt present at her prom so ensured she was in the photographs.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The trigger they agreed on ensured the working spouse—whoever it would be—would provide additional financial support if one of them left the workforce, except in the case of infidelity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In doing so, she was forced to turn right at every turn, and the simple laws of physics and geometry ensured that eventually she found the exit.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

“We should approach data centers the same way: embracing their benefits while ensuring they’re built responsibly,” Christian said in a statement.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

“Plaintiff States propose a fast-paced but realistic schedule that moves this case rapidly to trial while ensuring sufficient time for discovery and pretrial preparation,” the states said in the latest court documents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The company is “focused on ensuring there is the understanding of the intent and trust when we ask agents to shop and buy on our behalf,” CFO Sachin Mehra told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The University of Manchester, which owns the observatory, has said it is committed to ensuring scientific research continues there.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Dr. Claytor made sure I was ready by ensuring that I took all of the math classes I’d need.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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