1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending
measures taken to beef up our national security
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as in guarantees
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
their house will serve as security for the loan
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Recent Examples of securities
Given its massive size, SpaceX is in talks with at least 21 banks to sell the securities to investors, Reuters reported.
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Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Brokerage firms that conduct securities business with the public are typically required to be members of FINRA, and many securities professionals must register with the organization.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
That term encompasses exaggerated, subjective assertions of optimism that are not intended to be taken as factual, are too general to cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them and are not actionable in securities law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
As managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Berman has worked on large-scale litigation involving antitrust, consumer protection, employment, and securities law.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In this market, global firms—multinational corporations, banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, and pension funds—shield themselves against currency fluctuations.
—Paul Blustein, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Those accounts were reportedly used for investments, including securities and real estate.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The accounts had various purposes, such as investing in securities or buying real estate.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Brokerage firms that conduct securities business with the public are typically required to be members of FINRA, and many securities professionals must register with the organization.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
That term encompasses exaggerated, subjective assertions of optimism that are not intended to be taken as factual, are too general to cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them and are not actionable in securities law.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
As managing partner and co-founder of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Berman has worked on large-scale litigation involving antitrust, consumer protection, employment, and securities law.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In this market, global firms—multinational corporations, banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, and pension funds—shield themselves against currency fluctuations.
—Paul Blustein, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
The recipient of this information must make its own independent decisions regarding any securities, investment products or other financial products mentioned herein.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Those accounts were reportedly used for investments, including securities and real estate.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The accounts had various purposes, such as investing in securities or buying real estate.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
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Progressive lawmakers Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently introduced a bill to pause all new data center construction until federal guardrails and safeguards are instituted for workers, communities and the environment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Teamsters also secured additional job protections within the tentative deal including safeguards against AI-powered routing systems and bans on the use of autonomous vehicles.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yet session after session, the result has been the same — agencies receive their annual appropriations, public outrage over long security lines and flight delays fades, legislation languishes and workers have no guarantees their paychecks won't stop coming again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sutter might be on the forefront of that being in Silicon Valley, but no guarantees on that.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately for humans, several of these chemical defenses can cause painful skin reactions.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Iran offers a concrete example of how fast the character of a campaign can change once air defenses begin to fail.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The crop’s pull extends to the highest levels of national politics — presidential hopefuls have made a point of visiting Meru to publicly declare their support for the trade, with pledges to open new markets, defend growers, and confront foreign bans.—
Joseph Maina,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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And in the week that HBO Max at long last launched in the UK, paired with the Harry Potter trailer and big pledges from Casey Bloys and Sarah Aubrey, HBO execs were out in full force at Series Mania, spreading the word about upcoming content and revealing talent deals.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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Coggins said the deportation violated due process rights and protections under DACA, which Estrada Juarez obtained in 2013.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Reversing those protections now would not be neutral.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Iran also is targeting data centers with both cyber and conventional weapons, showing how important the centers have become to the economy, communications and military information security.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Most of the incidents had not resulted in physical injuries; in some cases, prosecutors charged people for assaulting agents with such weapons as a tambourine, an umbrella, and a Subway sandwich.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some protesters wearing shields and gas masks on the other side of a fence at the federal complex picked up the canisters and tossed them back at police.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Opening Day festivities in Cincinnati ended with a series of disturbances Thursday evening that prompted police armed with nonlethal shotguns, pepper spray and riot shields to shut down The Banks and send hundreds of revelers home early.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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