ensuring

present participle of ensure
as in assuring
to make sure, certain, or safe regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food

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Recent Examples of ensuring Meta has published two posts in as many weeks documenting the design decisions that went into ensuring an assistant with such extraordinary access to user data and resources is secure and private. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Those around him have always maintained that he was devastated, concerned for William and Harry and heavily involved in ensuring Diana was treated with the appropriate dignity after her death. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026 The system exists to make sure the president is always covered, ensuring that journalists are present in the event of unexpected breaking news. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 For Africa, that means building tools around local data and conditions — and ensuring governments, workers and developers have a role in shaping them, the foundation said. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 One of the two companies with collaborative cultures held workshops about the use of remote work, which included employees at every level – ensuring that all employees would understand what was being done and why. — Sebastian Fixson, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 Scale is undoubtedly part of the challenge, as is ensuring the availability of the infrastructure needed to accommodate medium- and large-scale productions, strengthening technical training, and fostering talent across the industry. — John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Some of them are non-cyber solutions, like ensuring systems can switch to manual operations when needed or in some cases pulling back on how interconnected this infrastructure is in the first place. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026 Far from it, as Hodges spent most of the afternoon ensuring those in his room knew. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuring
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  • Lee teased the partnership over the summer at San Diego Comic-Con, assuring the audience in Hall H that the DC IP would be in good hands with the Stuart team.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Spencer Jones was batting with two outs in the eighth when Toronto lost to Detroit, assuring New York of at least an AL wild card berth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • Crop innovation is seen as critical to guaranteeing long-term food supplies.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Kansas would be guaranteeing Arizona State two points, but the ensuing free kick would have given KU a chance to flip the field.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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