Example Sentences

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For the past two weeks, the U.S. military has been securing and operating Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport with nearly 6,000 troops.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2021

But one of the remaining barriers to the construction of ADUs has been securing the permits to build — a process that can eat up time and money.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2021

The West African force that was poised to oust Jammeh if diplomatic talks failed has been securing Gambia for Barrow’s arrival.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2017

Most importantly, the centerpiece of my campaign has been securing our nation.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015

During twenty years and more the owner has been securing remarkable hybrids and varieties—labouring on his own account also to produce them.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick