"secure its place" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to ensure or guarantee that something maintains a certain standing or position. Example: "The company's innovative product has helped to secure its place as a leader in the industry."
Chevrolet decided it would secure its place with a V-8 of its own.
Mr. Roth said that he deeply admired "The Social Network," and that he thought that it could secure its place in history with a simple bon mot.
The physical component is an essential area for Amazon, not just because it represents a way for the company to grow, but because it helps secure its place in what is described as "omni-commerce", ahead potentially of competitors like eBay but also Uber.
Random House, Mr. Styron's longtime publisher, says it owns those rights, and it is determined to secure its place — and continuing profits — in the Kindle era.
If Klout can figure out a way to keep making money via brands and help people find the most relevant signals, it will not only grow, but secure its place within the fiber of the social web.
A couple of things to flag about this change: It only happens when there's no other new content for a user to view, and when they express a desire for more content, which is very clever; and it represents a way for Twitter to secure its place as the source of live, real-time information about things unfolding on the ground, a reputation that Facebook clearly covets.
It secured its place on Saturday by beating English club Bath, 26-19, athehe Parc des Sports Aguilera, which may host the quarterfinal since it now has the required 15,000 capacity.
As a fifth consecutive World Cup comes into view however, it is no longer about how soon the Samurai Blue secures its place but how long it stays there.
But it has not yet faced the storms that would test whether it has once again secured its place as "a great engine of state" within a modern constitution.
The effervescent Costa Rica secured its place in the last 16 when it managed a scoreless draw against homeward-bound England.
Only after a network effect business has secured its place in users' everyday lives does it make sense to build its brand through advertising.
