was securing
- past progressive of secure.
Example Sentences
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The first, crucial step was securing support for his appointment from elected politicians whose constituents are exasperated with inflation and the Fed’s apparent inability to date to explain what went wrong after 2021 and why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The other was securing a spot at the ATP Finals.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
While the developer was securing funding for the hotel portion of the plan, however, COVID-19 hit — and “blew up” the financing for the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
But he acknowledged that, like other curators at the time, he did not do a lot to investigate where Latchford was securing his artifacts, a position he now regrets.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
As she was securing the pins he made his sad sound.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
