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“We want to make sure that however high in horsepower we go, we still make the product affordable, with enough volume to drive some level of scale,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
I’m sure you know this, but I want to emphasize that your cost of living is about to go up considerably.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
She’s already thinking about what she wants next: “I’ll be sure to tell everyone I know.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Thomas Jefferson was a man of the world. I’m sure he knew gay people. Sally Hemings was enslaved, so I would think she’d be more empathetic because of being an outcast and an outsider.”
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I’m sure that’s just a coincidence. Maybe we can get her to close the shop early?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
February’s “Hoppers” managed a respectable $372 million worldwide, but the surer money now comes from sequels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
A surer bet, Lopez told listeners, is to buy a franchise like a McDonald’s or Taco Bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 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
A perimeter defense on the western side of the Atlantic, he argued, would be surer and less likely to produce permanent American entanglement in European affairs.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024
With every passing day, Dany felt surer in her seat.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Who knows if Mr. Musk will every colonize Mars, but the surest bet is never to bet against American innovation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Outside of oil producers, plastic makers have been the surest bet in the stock market lately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The surest sign of market dislocation is when banks start quantifying their exposure to a given issue.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
“We as an industry tend to go for the surest bets,” Harvey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Not at all,” was her answer; “but depend upon it, he means to be severe on us, and our surest way of disappointing him will be to ask nothing about it.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
