Thesaurus results for GAGES

gages

noun

plural of gage

as in guarantees

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods

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Recent Examples of gages Scientists also revealed that special interface gages verify the form, fit and function of missile parts down to tolerances in the millionths of an inch. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025

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Good luck enforcing Potemkin guarantees from hyperscalers or arguing that local protests excuse a construction delay that blew a hole in the financing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
For Hoffman, the evening’s results were encouraging but not necessarily conclusive, and the extensive use of guarantees should be taken with a grain of salt.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of guarantees

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Before launch, readers can also reserve a VIP spot with a fully refundable US$30 deposit, which adds US$200 cashback per machine and one-hour early access to the Super Early Bird pledges.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
The messaging also seemed coordinated, with official statements followed by a flood of pledges of allegiance on social media.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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The stock market crashed in 1929, begetting federal securities regulations including the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission — in 1934.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The bank said the better-than-expected performance was driven by slightly higher cash and securities balances, slightly lower funding costs, and additional efficiency in the deployment of its markets balance sheet.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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