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, first-level investors worried about what the Fed might do are likely to avoid HIO.
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Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
To be sure, many drivers do not claim the mileage deduction on their federal income tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
E-commerce represents close to 19% for Target, followed by 17% for Walmart, Ma said, adding that, to be sure, both companies have noted that increasing digital efforts could weigh on margins.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Not much of a decline to be sure — only back to the levels of the mid-1990s — but the tide of democratization has ebbed.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael Foster, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
To be sure, many drivers do not claim the mileage deduction on their federal income tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
E-commerce represents close to 19% for Target, followed by 17% for Walmart, Ma said, adding that, to be sure, both companies have noted that increasing digital efforts could weigh on margins.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Not much of a decline to be sure — only back to the levels of the mid-1990s — but the tide of democratization has ebbed.
—Ben Ansell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Be sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20sure. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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