insure
verb (used with object)
to guarantee against loss or harm.
have been insuring
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present perfect progressiveof insure.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But on another, by keeping new officers on their toes and keeping the blocks running according to the rules—by being a force for consistency—Wickersham may have been insuring himself against repeating the experience.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
