secure
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Matano beat out dozens of other artists to secure the commission to create the sculpture and, after many months, has completed a preliminary clay art form, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Any revival, however slow, is likely to have far-reaching implications amidst the international race to secure resources critical to AI.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The 27-year arrived at the US Open trailing Aryna Sabalenka by just 434 points and was guaranteed to secure the number one ranking for the first time in her career by reaching the semi-finals.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
They expect Doosan to secure additional gas turbine orders as the multi-phase energy project advances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Although there is discussion over whether improvisation skills can be taught, there are some basic steps that allow children a safe, secure context in which to experiment with improvisation.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
By the time of his silver jubilee in 1935, the position of this reimagined British monarchy was securer than it had ever been.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
In general, it was not a year in which the older novelists made their reputations securer.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tough roots, however, grew here, strong enough to afford a securer hold than might have been expected; then where the slope ended she stopped.
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Bertram Mitford
Shocked and embarrassed, she let go her hold, and allowed the old gentleman, with what remained of his cup of tea, to go and find out for himself a securer place.
From The Home by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt
"You're the young lady that's missing?" the woman answered, taking a securer hold of the window-frame, and bringing her head into the room.
From Starvecrow Farm by Stanley J. Weyman
The securest hold was Adam Sandler's: his Grown Ups fell a negligible 14%.
From Time ● Jul. 11, 2010
Even threaten the securest position, when long continued.
From Time Magazine Archive
Asserted one of Thatcher's aides: "It's going to stimulate the economy, and expansion is the securest form of revenue."
From Time Magazine Archive
Vickers, the securest of Otellos onstage, does not always seem comfort able on vinyl.
From Time Magazine Archive
To succeed well, its accommodations should be of the simplest and securest form.
From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Lewis Falley Allen
Even if he secures it, the bigger issue is whether the players will buy in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
A chip nobody else would want secures nothing, because a lender who seizes it has nothing to sell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
If the petition secures 218 signatures from House members, the full House will vote on the bill.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Kim secures a place in next year's Masters at Augusta National.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
My hands fumble along the collar of my shirt and find the button that secures it shut.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Navion Neurosciences, a Charlottesville, Va.-based startup developing precision medicines for neurological diseases, secured $10.8 million in seed financing led by the Angelini Lumira Biosciences Fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Last year, the European Space Agency secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil says a lead investor has been secured to keep the upstart tour afloat, and the golfers will be majority equity holders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
SoCalGas later confirmed the leak had been secured.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
By the time Jack secured himself and looked back down to the beach, he found himself ten feet above May’s and Phillip’s heads.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
After securing a steal, Reese hit Clark for an easy transition layup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Offord led Reform to a breakthrough in the Scottish Parliament elections in May, securing 17 MSPs to make them the joint second largest party in Holyrood.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Amazon disclosed that Anthropic and OpenAI have each committed to multiyear, multigigawatt purchases of its Trainium chips, with Anthropic alone securing up to 5 gigawatts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
They had piloted the service with some of those users after securing permits to offer supervised robotaxi rides from London’s transport authority last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They had come running in, without any thought to securing the plane or their possessions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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