insures

present tense third-person singular of insure
as in ensures
to make sure, certain, or safe took steps to insure the timely completion of the project

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Recent Examples of insures That latter point, about the growing unaffordability of the things Allianz insures, has become a defining issue for his strategy. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 Poland’s export credit agency, KUKE, insures up to 80% of extraordinary commercial losses. Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 We’re taught to believe that hard work insures a good outcome, even as the stepping stones to a secure life grow harder to find. Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 WedSafe Wedding Insurance Learn More Markel Markel insures weddings in Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean, among other destination locations. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 May 2026 An unusual and lengthy dispute, professor says Underwood is one of tens of thousands of patients left navigating the fallout between the Broward hospitals and Florida Blue, which insures about a third of the state’s population and has a strong presence in South Florida. Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 Kaiser is a nonprofit organization that both insures people and treats them. Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Also consider whether your current home insurance policy sufficiently insures you financially in the event of extreme weather events that could destroy your home or possessions. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 Poe spoke with me about the success his company has achieved by aggressively leveraging key pro athletes and sports to help market his business, which insures 250,000 drivers across Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Carol Cain, Freep.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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  • Either way, the hidden side zipper ensures a nice fit and easy wear, and adjustable drawstring shorts complete the cute and comfy look.
    Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
  • The ability to employ many aircraft at once ensures a persistent overwhelming credible threat despite inevitable attrition.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
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  • His service assures that paying members have a seat on a large plane reserved solely for PriorityEvac members.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Then God assures me that its massive size does not make devastation real or true.
    Carol Dismore, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026
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  • Article 4 of the PRC constitution guarantees equality for all its 56 ethnic groups, though in reality the national vision hews to a Han Chinese orthodoxy, which avers a direct lineage from the early Yellow River basin tribes.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The list is supposed to go out quarterly, a schedule that guarantees many charges stay off the radar for months — or even longer when the board fails to keep to its publication schedule.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 8 July 2026

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