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English word

secure

B2Academic AWL-2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/US /sɪˈkjʊr/
adjective

likely to continue or be successful for a long time

verb

to obtain or achieve something, especially when this means using a lot of effort

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Sentence 39 · Pro
J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008
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never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.

J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech

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Encompassing all these issues, allow me to focus my remarks on just the two issues which I believe are essential for young people to build a sustainable, inclusive, secure, and prosperous future.

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And we need to secure the future of consciousness by being a multi-planet species.

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