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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are securing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where an action of obtaining or making something safe is currently taking place.
Example: "The team are securing the necessary permits for the construction project."
Alternatives: "are obtaining" or "are ensuring".
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"Already the people are securing Marja, not foreign troops".
According to BP, many businesses are securing settlements for exaggerated or even fictitious losses.
Builders are securing more permits, and the pace of housing starts rose in the fourth quarter.
These are not the only funds that the military police here are securing.
Today, more and more foreigners are securing the top administrative posts at Britain's best universities.
"We are securing prisoners in a lot of different venues," Mr. Kelly said.
Companies are securing equity investment and business-to-business partnership to scale.
Studios, Mr. Stein added, "are securing their self-interest in every way they can".
There are people who are securing transactions, there are people who are broadcasting transactions.
Among the tournament's short-term challenges are securing a long-term title sponsor.
"The Saudis are securing a home for their heavy crude," said Fadel Gheit, a senior oil analyst at Oppenheimer & Company.
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