be sure
idiom
—used to tell someone not to forget to do something
Be sure to lock the door when you leave.
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To be sure, a strong dollar may partially play into the BOJ's goals.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
To be sure, many analysts doubt Biden could have won another term from voters who were gloomy about inflation and eager for change.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Then be sure to motivate existing talent to seek internal movement.
—James Peters, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
To be sure, the global South lacks the unity and resources to fully blunt the sharper edges of Trump’s foreign policy.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
To be sure, many analysts doubt Biden could have won another term from voters who were gloomy about inflation and eager for change.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Then be sure to motivate existing talent to seek internal movement.
—James Peters, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
To be sure, the global South lacks the unity and resources to fully blunt the sharper edges of Trump’s foreign policy.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Be sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20sure. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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