ensuring

present participle of ensure
as in assuring
to make sure, certain, or safe regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food

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Recent Examples of ensuring Their major demands for the next contract include salary raises, reducing dependence on temporary workers and ensuring job security. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 The attorneys say Kil had spent years advocating for students and ensuring the university was inclusive. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The company turned to a particular gel formula designed for an immediate cooling effect while ensuring the gear could be put on and taken off with a zip. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026 As federal agencies step away from these efforts, scholars and private organizations also have opportunities to step in to fill parts of the void, ensuring long-term data is preserved. Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 For us that means maintaining plastic free recyclable packaging across channels, prioritizing lower impact freight where timelines allow, and ensuring the recycling experience works for customers who buy in store, not just online. Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In 2027, Documenta and Skulptur Projekte Münster once again coincide, ensuring that the latter will likely be heavily attended as well. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 The New York City Police Department, sometimes patrolling on horseback, enforces the rules, such as ensuring that the horses are not working in temperatures that exceed 89 degrees in the summer or drop below 18 degrees in the winter. Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 The future of climate justice depends on ensuring that no community is left behind. Isabella Montealegre, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensuring
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  • No one is getting fired … yet Mozeliak started his press conference by assuring the staff that their jobs were safe.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • There were no financial details but the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the deal, put the figure in the $75-million range, similar in size to previous rounds with other backers including Thrive, and assuring the mini-major will continue to remain independent.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 June 2026
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  • Tuning in an hour beforehand is usually a pretty good way of getting up to speed with the stage and guaranteeing the denouement.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • McCourt Global, which is the sole financial backer of the league, announced it in March, guaranteeing $300 million in prize money to be distributed over the first three seasons.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026

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“Ensuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensuring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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