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Smith's motion asked the council to "rescind" the pledge and request council officers to "review any policies, targets and spending commitments" introduced as a result of the declaration.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

OpenAI, an unprofitable private company, plans to lease the project; the $250 billion pledge would help its backers get better terms on the financing necessary to build it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Warsh’s pledge of allegiance to the target seems to have convinced the business press he is an inflation hawk,” said Ethan Harris, former chief economist at BofA Securities.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

However, he is not the first leader in recent years to pledge to address the issue of adult social care.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

As a precaution, each saboteur had to sign a contract and pledge that he would do his best for the Fatherland.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

The Times leads with an interview with Chancellor John Healey, who says he and the PM have told ministers they must make cuts to their budgets to pay for the PM's spending pledges.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“The sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up ‘behind bars.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Andy Burnham's first week pledges - how much do they add up to?

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Protecting the Amazon was one of the pledges President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made when he was running for running for office four years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“You are so lucky you didn’t have to go last night,” one of the pledges said.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

They also pledged continued support for employment, efforts to resolve debt issues, reform and risk mitigation at smaller financial institutions, and deeper capital-market reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

They added that they were "part of this community" and pledged to "be part of making it whole" again.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Chinese leaders also pledged to pursue breakthroughs in cutting-edge technologies, support future industries and foster emerging sectors that could become pillars of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Shares in Google and Tesla plunged briefly before recovering last week after both firms pledged to spend billions more on AI in the months and years to come despite so far it losing them money.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

She pledged to collect palm nuts also, even though these taste to us exactly like candle wax, however much the Congolese children seem to prize them.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers Health, alleging the telehealth company shared users’ information with third-party advertising platforms despite pledging to protect patient privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

But Magyar faced criticism for pushing ahead with her nomination on Sunday, a day after pledging a public consultation on the matter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Unfazed by past failures, Zhu stepped down from his CEO role at GigaDevice in 2018 to become the CEO of CXMT, reportedly pledging to take no salary until the company was profitable.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

It is, for example, contributing $1.6bn to the overall deal with Kenya, external - with the East African nation pledging $850m over five years.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

He sits up on the bed, holds his chest like he’s pledging allegiance.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander