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a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing the town police force is the guarantor of our safety

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Recent Examples of guarantor The upshot is that a significant number of students and faculty have come to regard it as a tool of censorship rather than a guarantor of free speech. Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 His aunt, who is his guarantor, was ordered to deposit several hundred thousand euros with the court. Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025 And the guarantor challenged the default interest rate of 24% provided for in the loan documents. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 According to the complaint, M2 and RC, of which Morris is the guarantor, failed to make rent payments to the office owner. Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for guarantor

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“Guarantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantor. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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