secure
Example Sentences
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The budget request is seeking money "to rebuild Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility", with funds covering the first year of costs.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The vote on Friday across the upper and lower houses of parliament in the capital Naypyidaw saw Min Aung Hlaing secure a huge margin over the second-place candidate in a three-person race.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“President Trump is committed to rebuilding our military to secure peace through strength,” the White House budget proposal said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The Williamses, after touring dozens of houses in subfreezing temperatures, managed to secure a new house in March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
All along the Western Front, the opposing armies had been digging in to secure the territory for which they had fought.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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