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[en-shoor, -shur] / ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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It will also be a test of their command and control to ensure troops from different countries can work together.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Raman initially opposed hosting the Games, and now says she will ensure they don’t cause financial problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

But we are supposed to accept the verdict and make the changes we need to ensure a different result next time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"The need to ensure their safety in the face of crime and violence, house demolitions, discriminatory policies and budget allocations are issues on which there is room for dialogue," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

It established a permanent federal office to support civil rights and help ensure that everyone could vote.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

She now ensures her elderly friends and neighbors are aware of election deadlines, know where to vote, and have a ride to the polls if they need one.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Card Before You Leave scheme ensures young people experiencing a mental health crisis who present at a hospital's emergency department are given a written appointment with specialists before leaving.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Imprisoned “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson on Tuesday suffered a legal blow that ensures he will remain behind bars for at least another decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

And the interest on your balance ensures that even if you stop making purchases, your debt will grow.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Good intention” is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Wing Jaime Chapman's sixth try in the last minute ensured they beat Denmark men's biggest international score of 122-8 against Sweden in 2012.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first victory speech, he praised "our general" Andre Janones, the brains behind the online campaign that ensured his stunning comeback.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The Postal Service has mostly ensured the timely delivery of hundreds of millions of ballots, even as mail volume overall has dropped 50% from its high in 2006.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Linster discovered one of the only two known examples and ensured it was available for scientific research.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

It was only printing that ensured that a significant number of astronomers had access to Regiomontanus’s text on parallax after 1531.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Winston’s priorities for the district include ensuring colleges are a pathway to opportunity and good jobs, that students can afford basic needs and that people historically shut out of higher education are let in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The department added it was committed to ensuring fostering was an attractive and valued option, with recent developments including uplifts in care allowance and the progression of a new regulatory framework.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Sweden has cultivated the idea of Totalförsvar, or total defense, which means everyone is on the hook for ensuring the nation’s resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

But INES, Germany's gas storage industry association, said missing the deadline was a "clear signal that the instruments for ensuring winter preparedness need to be further developed".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Stoking the hearth fire, ensuring that the tea was just the right temperature for possible visitors.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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