Example Sentences

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The fund plans to hold its first close before the end of the year, the spokesperson said, meaning it will have secured enough capital to start making investments.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

She said most students who want to go to university "will have secured their preferred choice", and there remained a "wide range of opportunities" for students - with 28,000 courses currently available through clearing.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

Mr. Becerra said his agency has also purchased an additional 5.5 million vaccine doses and will have secured more than 6.9 million doses, all told, by May 2023.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

If Brisbane is confirmed for 2032, Bach will have secured significant parts of the IOC’s future beyond his own presidency, scheduled to end in 2025.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

If this is done properly, you will have secured automatically a singing breath and all true conditions of tone.

From The Renaissance of the Vocal Art by Myer, Edmund