secure
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“From a European perspective, we need to secure an independent launch capacity,” said Ketil Olsen, chief executive officer and president of Andøya Space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
It may be his way of trying to make the next stage of your lives more secure.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
The failure to secure convictions can be linked to the organisation which exercised power over many of those present.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
SpaceX is working to secure access to cell towers just weeks after buying more wireless spectrum.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
He triple-tied it, hoping it was enough to secure their lifeline.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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By the time of his silver jubilee in 1935, the position of this reimagined British monarchy was securer than it had ever been.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022
In general, it was not a year in which the older novelists made their reputations securer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He himself knew the perils of the sea only too well, how hard a man must work in its service, and how little he might gain, and how much securer was the life on shore.
From Historic Boyhoods by Rupert Sargent Holland
Armstrong effected the best compromise possible by standing and getting a good “look-see” while he could, and then settling back into a securer position when the boat struck the rough water.
From Down the Columbia by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
In other words, life strives continuously to make its embodiments more permanent, securer, richer and more manifold.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Max Simon Nordau
The securest hold was Adam Sandler's: his Grown Ups fell a negligible 14%.
From Time ● Jul. 11, 2010
The odds are that Poetry London-New York will not prove the securest of jobs for Tambi.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Asserted one of Thatcher's aides: "It's going to stimulate the economy, and expansion is the securest form of revenue."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Vickers, the securest of Otellos onstage, does not always seem comfort able on vinyl.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The young are immediately placed in the securest place at hand, where the foliage is thickest, and remain perfectly motionless and quiet.
From Rambles of a Naturalist by John D. Godman
Rocket Lab secures 20 additional launches for Synspective, while Citi initiates coverage with a Buy rating and $105 price target.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
For a quarter-century, Lee has been the producer who secures material before studios know they want it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The recently released footage shows a helicopter hovering mere feet from a cliff face in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the US state of California while a rescue team secures an injured climber.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A chip nobody else would want secures nothing, because a lender who seizes it has nothing to sell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Octavia secures my Mockingjay pin over my heart and we step back to look in the mirror.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Caltrans has secured millions in emergency funding to fix the large crack in the slope below Pacific Coast Highway near the Moro Beach section of Crystal Cove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Warhound said it has secured $200 million in its first funding round from investors, including In-Q-Tel, the CIA-linked venture-capital firm, and Sequoia Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
US First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and short of food.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly secured a sprawling four-bedroom, four-bathroom sky residence measuring 3,712 square feet, with a listing price of $4.9 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
At each site, he had secured large boards painted bright orange onto the rock.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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The iron-ore miner held guidance steady for shipments, but said the outlook hinged on securing a deal with China Mineral Resources Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Attorney for New Jersey, said, “Hold my beer, ladies,” when The New York Times reported she had been given a $50 million personal contract in exchange for securing a presidential pardon.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
There are various roadblocks, such as securing massive amounts of graphics processing units, paying for all of those, navigating political resistance to data centers and obtaining sufficient power.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
The endorsement also gives Raman newfound clout in an area where her campaign has struggled: securing support from her fellow elected officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
By securing jobs in Langleys West Computing section, they now had pledged one of the world’s most exclusive sororities.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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