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Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: serious crayons on Yesterday at 03:16:27 pm ---Am I going crazy or is this wrong? From Ronan Farrow's article about Sam Altman in the April 6 issue.

"He sent the final memos to the other board members as disappearing messages, to insure that no one else would ever see them."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted

--- End quote ---

I presume you mean you think it should be "ensure"?

I guess "insure" is correct, or at least OK.

I checked Merriam-Webster online. M-W defines "insure" as "to make certain especially by taking necessary measures and precautions."

OTOH, M-W defines "ensure" as "to make sure, certain or safe: guarantee."

I guess in that sentence you could substitute "to make certain" or "guarantee" for "insure," so maybe either one could be correct?

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