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The CAP said that advertisers have been given until 7 December 2026 to make sure any marketing claims are compliant.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“I wanna make sure that whatever happens over this transition that we are prepared to deliver that service at the levels that Angelenos expect,” she told reporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
To be sure, the senators have much of academic-finance theory supporting their confidence that stocks will outperform bonds over the long term.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
He keeps it brief, and makes sure to say “please.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
“Lala, are you sure the boy was dead? Like, dead dead?” she asks, her voice cracking.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The surfaces are smoother and more lifelike, there is a closer psychological connection between the two figures, and a surer command of the material allows him to attain greater heights of realism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“I have never been surer of anything in my life,” adding a generous tip for Tyler, who deserved a combat medal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The findings come as young people may see stock-market returns as providing a surer path to wealth than paychecks from a 9-to-5 job.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
If they even had a sliver of doubt before the Munich showdown against PSG they will be even surer now.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
"King's Landing, *my lady, as you did command, and never has a ship made a swifter or surer passage. Will you be needing assistance to carry your things to the castle?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Building these collaborative networks between schools, employers, and other stakeholders is the surest way to boost program participation, which will strengthen the economy and create a more secure future for young American workers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
“Moving that debt to a 0% intro APR card or paying it down aggressively is the surest way to cut what you owe in interest.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Suddenly the surest path to growing market share for a local station was no longer hiring the most popular news anchors or broadcasting the local college’s sporting events, but securing “Seinfeld” rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Censorship, and worse, are the surest way to elevate an artist and their work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
If the following stories converge to make some larger point, the surest way to reach it is through the stories themselves.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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