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I meet Draper, a billionaire tech investor himself, at Silicon Valley's Draper University, his boot camp for young tech founders, where students pledge to "promote freedom at all costs".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

But it also includes an Iranian pledge to ensure safe passage and remove military obstacles such as mines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

"I will be a unity candidate and pledge to build at least one affordable house," he wrote in a post on X on Tuesday, adding of Farage: "Leave him to me."

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

The biggest so far is a $6.25 billion pledge from Michael and Susan Dell that will fund accounts of children under age 10 who live in areas where the median income is lower than $150,000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

“This pledge does represent a sacrifice. I am already committed to a fifty-dollar Liberty Bond.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Business executives quite properly have taken these pledges with mounds of salt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

On Wednesday, it celebrated surpassing that target, with $121 billion in pledges so far.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Philanthropists can also donate to the accounts, and there have been some high-profile pledges already.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

They said Nadiem's actions violated the government's anti-corruption pledges and harmed the education system.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

After twenty-four hours of tireless work, Anthony went to the university trustees and presented $8,000 in pledges to make up the shortfall.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Television creatives and executives have pledged to increase racial diversity on and off screen for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Several US companies, including card payment giant Visa and tech company Dell, have also pledged support for the scheme.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Before boarding his jet for China, where these batteries have so far been produced, Gupta pledged: "Our industrial transformation journey is just starting."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Burnham has pledged fiscal discipline and to reduce the country's ballooning welfare bill, having already sought to calm markets by committing to the government's current borrowing limits.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Beginning in 1864, Booth, the young stage star, had pledged his cash, his celebrity, and his connections in hatching a bold plan.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

SpaceX is such a cult holding that he knows that at the first hint that he was selling or pledging his shares, he would reap the whirlwind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Dimon announced a separate initiative in March, the “American Dream Initiative,” pledging to “expand opportunity to millions of Americans and future generations through targeted investments in local communities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Now Browne, having pulled BP out of the group, was suddenly pledging his company would be taking “substantial, real and measurable” action to fix the crisis.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

A bank pledging $100 million worth of U.S.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Even so, she insisted on two changes to the traditional wedding ceremony: She removed the word “obey” from their vows—she was pledging herself to a marriage between equals—and she insisted on using her own name.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling