secure
adjective
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
have secured
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present perfectof secure.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The current owners have secured city permission to build a 41-story apartment or condo tower on top of the Bloc’s original 12-story garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
And that scenario could boost the stocks of companies including Cipher Digital, Terawulf and Hut 8, which have secured power agreements for data centers, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino told AFP that while all the country's athletes have secured a bed, some officials and coaches were staying in "different hotels and Airbnb".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Despite struggling for the game time he wanted at PSG, Liverpool believe they have secured one of the most outstanding wide attacking talents in world football.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Without him, I dare say, we'd not have secured M. Dupont's agreement to come.'
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
