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 Shorts expose your legs to the germy airport terminal and plane seats, ensuring that your first stop on your vacation is the hotel shower. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 Product is key here, with balms and fly-away sticks ensuring the perfect frizz-less look. Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026 Indirect grilling is ideal for large cuts of meat or recipes requiring 20+ minutes, preventing burning while ensuring even cooking. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 Besides attacking solar and wind, the administration has also been focused on ensuring the resurgence of coal as an energy source. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Ultimately, brands balance creative vision with commercial viability, ensuring relevance and connection in a competitive landscape. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Their major demands for the next contract include salary raises, reducing dependence on temporary workers and ensuring job security. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 As federal agencies step away from these efforts, scholars and private organizations also have opportunities to step in to fill parts of the void, ensuring long-term data is preserved. Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 In 2027, Documenta and Skulptur Projekte Münster once again coincide, ensuring that the latter will likely be heavily attended as well. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
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  • These incidents rarely appear in the statistics politicians and bureaucrats cite when assuring the public that downtown is moving in the right direction.
    Jonathan Beaton, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • No one is getting fired … yet Mozeliak started his press conference by assuring the staff that their jobs were safe.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 27 June 2026
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  • In addition, their style of play makes broad use of their outrageous attacking options, virtually guaranteeing a supply of chances for a player who can score almost any type of goal from anywhere in the attacking third.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • McCourt Global, which is the sole financial backer of the league, announced it in March, guaranteeing $300 million in prize money to be distributed over the first three seasons.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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