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View definitions for surefire

surefire

adjective as in dependable

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If you listen to financial markets, the U.S. is on a surefire path of accelerating productivity growth.

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In the last few years, though, she’s realized that “being very dogmatic with my body is a surefire way to feel really bad,” she says.

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The Times's Kevin Maher awarded the film four-stars, calling it a "career high" for Shutter Island actor DiCaprio, adding the film is "a surefire Oscar frontrunner".

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While David Zucker told the Hollywood Reporter in May that he didn’t think this spoof would feel “current” for a time when “they don’t make cop movies anymore,” Schaffer’s film is surefire proof that sometimes, old tricks just need a modern refresh to work as well as they used to.

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Part of the reason for this is that apartments, with their standardized dimensions, have effectively become interchangeable financial commodities: An apartment in Seoul is seen as a much more surefire bet than any stock, leading to intense real estate investment and speculation that has driven up home prices.

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