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as in contract
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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as in sponsor
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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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety
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Recent Examples of surety
Bond was set at $400,000 cash or surety, court records show.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Tragicomedy is an assault on surety.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Bond has been set at $6,000 cash with an additional $10,000 surety.
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Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Those tighter ranges reflect more surety over finances as the end of the accounting year in June looms, while the increases follow Michael Carrick guiding United to a third-place finish in the Premier League.
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Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Tragicomedy is an assault on surety.
—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
Bond has been set at $6,000 cash with an additional $10,000 surety.
—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Those tighter ranges reflect more surety over finances as the end of the accounting year in June looms, while the increases follow Michael Carrick guiding United to a third-place finish in the Premier League.
—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
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The spacecraft that will attempt to rescue the Swift Observatory was developed by Katalyst Space, an aerospace company based in Flagstaff, Arizona, which was awarded the $30 million contract in September 2025.
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The bidding process that won AllHere the contract had concluded months before the Carvalho travel to Washington.
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Some watchdog groups have raised ethics concerns, noting that many corporate sponsors have business before the government or significant government contracts, including Palantir and United Airlines.
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Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee released a report this week criticizing the president and Freedom 250, accusing it of diverting funds and misleading sponsors.
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This potential confidence-as-assurance issue has increased as digital assets become more integrated with payments, trading, tax reporting, and anti-money-laundering programs.
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The new powers would also include information from third parties, such as age assurance technology providers, to test claims made by the platforms about how those under 16 continued to circumvent the ban, the statement said.
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Under Proposition 98, approved by voters in 1988, California has a minimum funding guarantee for schools and community colleges and dedicates roughly 40% of general fund revenue to education.
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Once a newly public company has an influx of cash from the IPO, there is no guarantee that the company will spend it wisely.
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The princess, who early last year announced her cancer was in remission, is the patron of the All England Club.
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Princess Kate is an avid tennis player and the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where Wimbledon has been held since the championships' inception in the 1870s.
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Silverstone’s long-term contract through 2034 provides additional economic certainty, with the agreement projected to generate more than £1 billion in localised financial value over its lifetime.
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There was no certainty on when the pandemic would end or how the sports world would operate in the months and years afterward.
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The NBCUniversal spin-off is envisioned as a tax-free transaction for shareholders, providing a short-term buffer from deal-making to preserve that structure.
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Now, the 76ers have some hope, as the franchise on Wednesday agreed to a deal for Boston Celtics star forward Jaylen Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and other news reports.
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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.
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While no regional power is currently capable of replacing the US as the Gulf’s security guarantor, officials are increasingly contemplating a future in which Washington plays a much smaller role in the regional security architecture, the diplomat said.
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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