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 Ultimately, strong governance, focused on an organization's enduring purpose, is the true competitive advantage, ensuring companies thrive for generations. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Another 81% said ensuring everyone has access to health insurance should be a priority for the next governor. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 While much of the music on these AI Persona profiles is likely also generated by AI, the intention of the label is less about the songs and more about ensuring consumers know whether artists are humans or not. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 But ethical oversight of science has also evolved over the years to prioritize facilitating speed and meeting legal requirements, rather than ensuring what might be best for research participants. Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 The cocktail program will be crafted by one of Employees Only’s principal bartenders, ensuring top-notch tipples round after round. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026 The best method is to measure inseam length and match it to the bike, ensuring kids can put their feet on the ground comfortably and still have room to grow. ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The destruction would be limited to Taiwanese assets, helping Beijing maintain its argument that the operation was strictly an internal matter and ensuring that international powers couldn’t claim a greater need to intervene. Eugene Gholz, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026 In other words, the emphasis at this stage is on ensuring the machine operates as designed rather than demonstrating commercial fusion performance. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • His dad handed him one of E&R Laundry’s fliers, assuring Hurewitz-Ravitch that a campus laundry service would save him time.
    Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Athletics haven’t won a series at Sutter Health Park since June 14 and have gone 12-35 since, assuring their postseason drought will extend to six seasons.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • The government will become the company’s large shareholder at 15% while at the same time guaranteeing the purchase of all the rare earth magnets that MP’s new plant produces for 10 years.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One element could be Paramount setting up a governance structure guaranteeing the independence of news outlets like CBS News and CNN, perhaps through an independent board.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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