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gages

noun

plural of gage

as in guarantees

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods

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Recent Examples of gages The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025

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Over time, create a constituency of parents and young adults who prefer individualized market returns over the collective guarantees of the Social Security Trust Fund.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And strong support policies, such as an extended return window and money-back guarantees, now act as safeguards that can help customers feel more confident about their purchase.

— K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of guarantees

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Merz’s coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s sluggish economy, Europe’s biggest.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
After all the task forces and the pledges and the panels, the corner office is still primarily held by white women.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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As of July 2026, Jefferies is reportedly being investigated by the SEC and several law firms for securities violations related to that exposure.

— Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
China’s crackdown on offshore securities trading hit one of the biggest US trading firms to the tune of $70 million — and shows that (alleged) insider trading hasn’t moved entirely to prediction markets.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2026

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