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surety

[shoor-i-tee, shoor-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee] / ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti /
NOUN
pledge
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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

"So being able to give greater surety, greater security is going to be key to viable farming structure going forward."

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

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

Even while what is depicted onscreen veers wildly out of control, there is a sense of surety to the filmmaking that makes this one of the freshest movies of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

It should have been determination pulling her forward, the surety of her quest, the nobility of her heart.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

District Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York, on Tuesday ordered the names of the sureties to be revealed at midday Thursday.

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

The names of two other sureties had been redacted until Wednesday, when U.S.

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2023

It was not left blank to defraud the Government, but to prevent the postmasters and sureties, or any other persons, finding out the amount of the bid.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll




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