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insurance

[in-shoor-uhns, -shur-] / ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr- /


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The process can be expensive, is not always covered by insurance and offers no guarantee of a future pregnancy.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Positive contributions to the ETI were led by the share of small firms reporting that jobs are “not able to be filled right now” and initial claims for unemployment insurance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

What happens if your house is damaged in a storm and the insurance company balks, saying it’s flood damage rather than wind damage, for example?

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

He said he would lower costs by increasing competition among health insurance companies and stop consolidation in the healthcare industry.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Their trade now seemed to them ridiculously obvious—it was as if they had bought cheap fire insurance on a house engulfed in flames.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

She feels that responsible carriers often get "tarred with the same brush" as unauthorised companies, even though she is paying out for licences, insurances and tip fees.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

It said it would waive payments of "tariffs" and "Iranian insurances" for ships passing during the 60 days.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Actor James Woods, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, tweeted Tuesday that “one of the major insurances companies canceled all the policies in our neighborhood about four months ago.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

The act only covers health insurance, excluding long-term, disability, life, and other insurances.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

She carried the mails and a valuable cargo, the insurances effected on her being 2,000,000 dollars.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick




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