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insure

[in-shoor, -shur] / ɪnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr /


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Major carriers from large swaths of the state are now refusing to insure even low-risk properties with minimal danger of burning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The World Bank also has boosted its capability to insure private-sector investors against political and other risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Elderly artists have to pay extra to insure their concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Angela Tran, a public-relations account executive in the New York City area, pays $165 a month to insure her dog and two cats.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The “consumer loan” piles that Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, asked AIG FP to insure went from being 2 percent subprime mortgages to being 95 percent subprime mortgages.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-backed bank insures deposits of up to $250,000 per individual.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

The U.S. government insures deposits of up to $250,000 but also imposes regulations on banks’ business activities and financial strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

So does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, which insures anyone with a U.S. bank account.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

The caucus also reaffirmed a promise to maintain funding for Medi-Cal, the state’s healthcare program that insures 15 million low-income Californians and has run billions above estimates since last summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

This device serves as an automatic closure and insures a tight joint irrespective of wear.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by R. E. Mathot

As of June 30, the association insured 696,000 properties, with potential losses of $788 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

States typically order Covid-19 shots within two weeks of them becoming available to order for commercially insured programs, according to a person familiar with the process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Higginbothams’ two dogs, Attie and Rue, were previously insured for $50 a month each.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The approval by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency opens the door to Revolut eventually offering loans, credit cards and insured deposits to US customers directly.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

He even insured the girl’s life, since children after all were such fragile things and could be taken from the world in a heartbeat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The cost of insuring French government bonds against default climbed to a multiyear high as fiscal and political concerns mount.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The reason is that the cost of insuring his home and rentals is a few thousand dollars a year, much lower than the potential out-of-pocket cost he would face if he had to rebuild them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It is entirely the choice of an individual as to whether it is worth insuring belongings while off at university or college.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

There also has been increasing nervousness about the credit profiles of heavy-spending hyperscalers, where the cost of insuring their debt has been climbing in recent months.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

There might be some “right” price for insuring the first losses on pools of bonds backed by pools of dubious loans, but it wasn’t one-half of 1 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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