pledge
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As crowds welcomed her home she repeated her pledge that the struggle for freedom for Venezuela that she leads will be peaceful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
His pledge to strengthen the work of the Commonwealth as an organisation will be welcomed by King Charles, who views the collection of 56 countries as a powerful vehicle for change.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Consecutive quarters of strong earnings have prompted SK Hynix to pledge to return more than 50% of its cumulative free cash flow to shareholders over the three years through 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The 80-year-old president also gave a guarded pledge to work with the rival Democrats if Republicans lose their grip on the House of Representatives and Senate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
I haven’t broken said pledge despite the fact that Jupe’s only ever been into girls and it will likely never happen.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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One of the summit's major outcomes is the "global review": a set of concrete recommendations for turning lagging pledges into action and speeding up progress to the 2030 deadline.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In which case, they are not pledges, they are mere statements of intent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Counting earlier pledges by its founders and employees, Anthropic said about a fifth of its stock will be directed to public benefit, with more possible if it hits valuation targets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The world’s richest person made the announcement following similar pledges by Anthropic and other high-profile billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Handsome realized how easy it was to make big generous pledges when he was not obliged to live up to them, so he went on.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Meaning "Star of the Forest", Vantara in August pledged to "respond to criticism through dialogue, transparency and evidence -- not litigation".
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Audi cut its full-year guidance and pledged to intensify efficiency measures as market conditions worsen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Agencies have pledged $2.9 billion under the program, and much of the funds will go toward restoring aquatic habitat for fish, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The summit has been reviewing progress since nearly 200 nations pledged in 2022 to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in a historic moment dubbed the 'Paris agreement for nature'.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Each man who did a double take or pledged to love her forever, to take her home with him, to give his life for her, took her away from me.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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"Around the world, organizations are looking for technology that they can trust and control, and that reflects their values," he added, pledging that Cohere would be rooted "in Canada always."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
David Skorton, then-president of Cornell, vowed “to end pledging as we know it,” blaming fraternities’ and sororities’ recruitment process for perpetuating hazing rituals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
They are also offering communities millions in local investments such as free community college and energy efficiency upgrades, and in some cases, pledging to give residents checks if data centers are built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Investment in the industry has surged, with US tech giants including Google, Amazon and Meta pledging to pour more than $650bn into AI projects this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
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