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[prom-uh-sing] / ˈprɒm ə sɪŋ /


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Promising better days ahead for her long-suffering compatriots, Rodriguez has ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's ailing currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Promising managers inside Hasbro chosen to play the game become CEOs for the day, facing decisions like whether to push into electronic games or go all-in on plush toys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Promising he would lead "a government that works as hard as the people it serves", Mr Sarwar said his party would deliver 9,000 new apprenticeships if voted into power next May.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

And the latest development isn’t an isolated instance: Promising and hopeful research in dementia has been coming thick and fast of late.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

Promising me a drink of milk, sweet as cream, smooth as honey.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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