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Hang chow? "which I am pretty sure translates as," Chinese history is full of episodes of governmental monetary and fiscal stupidities, so that everybody with any brains already knows that anything other than gold as money is sheer stupidity and economic suicide, you morons!

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  1. adjective Impossible to doubt or dispute; certain.
  2. adjective Not hesitating or wavering; firm: sure convictions.
  3. adjective Confident, as of something awaited or expected: sure of ultimate victory.
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  • This sure is a great car Alex, I've never been in a Corvette before I started the engine, 350 horsepower sending a gurgling vibration through the chassis, and engaged first gear, easing out the clutch. —  XXXX
  • "This sure has been a bend-over-and-take-it kind of year It sure has," Carolyn said. —  Lunatics
  • That Virginia sure is a good-looker He threw the car in gear, the motor roared. —  059 - The Living Fire Menace
  • Hang chow? "which I am pretty sure translates as," Chinese history is full of episodes of governmental monetary and fiscal stupidities, so that everybody with any brains already knows that anything other than gold as money is sheer stupidity and economic suicide, you morons! —  The Daily Reckoning
  • This sure is a big face lift for the music lovers and the industry as a whole. —  lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you
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certain ·  clear ·  possible ·  likely ·  perfect

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sure:   surest
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, safe, from Latin sēcūrus; see secure.

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  1. from Middle English sure, sur, suir, seur; from Old French seür, sour, segur, French súr = Provencal segur = Spanish Portuguese seguro = Italian sicuro, from Latin securus, free from care, quite, easy, safe, secure: see secure, of which sure is a doublet. Cf. surety, security.
  2. from sure, adjective
  3. from Middle English suren; from sure, adjective, or by apheresis for assure.
 

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