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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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In Perry, more than 87% of voters approved a measure requiring developers seeking tax breaks to offer the village financial guarantees.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
The department did not specify whether Pakistan had provided such assurances for this operation or whether any guarantees would extend to the deportees' onward transportation and treatment in Afghanistan.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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And Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported nearly $3 billion in international pledges following a September mobilization effort.

— Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Officials announced Monday that the Commonwealth Nature Initiative had generated more than $200 million in pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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However, the Treasury Department would need to figure out an exit plan for its roughly $388 billion ownership stake in the entities through preferred securities and warrants.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
China’s central bank and its securities regulatory body met with financial institutions Monday to discuss ways to support the markets, according to Chinese media reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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