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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
But because these investments often involve purchasing physical metals, the process can differ from buying traditional securities like stocks or mutual funds.
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Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Micron declined a request for an interview with an executive, citing the quiet period required by federal securities regulators over several weeks preceding an earnings release.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
The securities will be listed concurrently but will trade separately, allowing investors to buy or sell each independently.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
That means long-term gains can be taxed at a maximum rate of 28%, which is higher than the long-term capital gains rates that apply to many stocks and other securities.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s securities regulator gave the green light last week for the offering, which Victory Giant’s board had approved back in July.
—Dave Sebastian, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The company last month avoided further prosecution by admitting to participating in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud and other violations.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The transactions are disclosed in Form 278-T, which notes purchases, sales, or exchanges of securities in excess of $1,000 made on behalf of the filer, the filer’s spouse, or dependent child.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Micron declined a request for an interview with an executive, citing the quiet period required by federal securities regulators over several weeks preceding an earnings release.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
The securities will be listed concurrently but will trade separately, allowing investors to buy or sell each independently.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
That means long-term gains can be taxed at a maximum rate of 28%, which is higher than the long-term capital gains rates that apply to many stocks and other securities.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
China’s securities regulator gave the green light last week for the offering, which Victory Giant’s board had approved back in July.
—Dave Sebastian, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
The company last month avoided further prosecution by admitting to participating in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, securities fraud, mail fraud and other violations.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The transactions are disclosed in Form 278-T, which notes purchases, sales, or exchanges of securities in excess of $1,000 made on behalf of the filer, the filer’s spouse, or dependent child.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
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Lawmakers and independent experts who spoke to NBC News raised alarm over the military’s use of such tools, calling for clear safeguards to ensure humans remain involved in life-or-death decisions on the battlefield.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic lost out on a $200 million Pentagon contract because its CEO refused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demands to remove the Anthropic chatbot Claude’s internal safeguards against spying on Americans and against launching weapons without human oversight.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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The winner gets no guarantees for Selection Sunday, merely a spot in the Mountain West final and a shot to clinch the conference’s automatic NCAA berth with a victory.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Piñeiro reportedly signed a four-year, $17 million contract with $10 million in guarantees.—
Chris Biderman
March 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian drones overnight around the compressor station in the Krasnodar region.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 52 career regular-season games with the Bears, Brisker had 32 pass defenses, 7 sacks and four interceptions.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The effort has already resulted in several pledges from major defense companies to boost output across key missile systems.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Financial Times, citing an unnamed Gulf official, reported that a rethink could impact anything from investment pledges to foreign states to contracts with businesses.—
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semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pushing the work to states could create a patchwork of systems with uneven protections.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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At a public hearing last month, residents asked legislators to adopt meaningful reform that offers protections from large premium hikes.—
Jenna Carlesso,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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North Korea has long described the allies' drills as invasion rehearsals and often uses them as a pretext to dial up its own military demonstrations or weapons testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The government wasn’t using autonomous weapons and claimed no mass-surveillance plans—but for a company to ask for those assurances in writing was to sign its own death warrant.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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These babies were shields to protect a narcotics operation.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Privacy a priority Especially popular among mobile professionals, stick-on privacy shields for smartphones, tablets and laptops can prevent someone beside you (or behind you on an airplane) from seeing your display.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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