sureties

noun

plural of surety
1
as in contracts
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation gave his surety that he would pay back the loan if his sister was unable to for any reason

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2
as in sponsors
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing a mutual friend agreed to act as surety if I lent my cousin some money, since I wasn't certain that she'd be able to pay it back

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Recent Examples of sureties When your understanding of reality is challenged in such profound and disturbing ways that the sureties of science, religion or simple common sense provide neither comfort nor closure? — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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  1. contracts
  2. sponsors
  3. guarantees
  4. patrons
  5. guarantors
Noun
  • Built into the contracts with Google and Anthropic is a 90-day cancellation provision that gives SpaceX the ability to reclaim its compute if Grok’s needs suddenly increase.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Sports event contracts are under scrutiny in a dispute between the federal government and the states.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of contracts
Noun
  • But patients also need confidence that review standards will not shift unpredictably after sponsors and investigators have designed trials in consultation with the agency.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • In Michigan, bill sponsors pulled their companion House and Senate bills over concerns about data collection.
    — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
Definition of sponsors
Noun
  • Court filings indicate the company’s financial strain was driven by lease guarantees on closed locations across the country, including Concord Mills.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The agency provides a range of financing tools, including loans, equity investment, political risk insurance, loan guarantees and project development funding.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • For customers, the bigger takeaway is that competition in fast food appears to be getting tighter, especially as hungry patrons pay closer attention to freshness, variety and value.
    — Staff reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of patrons
Noun
  • Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.
    — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • European leaders have also acted as guarantors of Ukrainian interests in the tortuous peace talks process.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of guarantors

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