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sure cure

Idioms  
  1. A remedy that won't fail, as in Hard work is a sure cure for brooding. Originating in the late 1800s as an advertising slogan (Dr. Keck's Sure Cure for Catarrh; first recorded in 1881), this rhyming phrase was soon extended to other matters.


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The new strategic engagement between STMicro and Amazon illustrates how the largest cloud providers are trying to ensure secure, long-term supplies of chips given the rapid growth of AI workloads and infrastructure requirements.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

"We will do more to ensure secure energy supply for our country," he told lawmakers in a special Bundestag session called to address the Ukraine crisis.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2022

China issued in April a second version of a draft Personal Information Protection Law, which calls for tech platforms to impose stricter measures to ensure secure storage of user data.

From Reuters • Aug. 12, 2021

China is readying a Personal Information Protection Law which calls for tech platforms to impose stricter measures to ensure secure storage of user data.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2021

This was granted, and the Librarian was directed to take such measures as might be necessary to ensure secure transmission.'

From Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts by Chandler, Henry W.

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