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promise

[prom-is] / ˈprɒm ɪs /






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Some more technologically advanced treatments also showed promise.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The promise of this is, above all, productivity.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

New imaging and biomarker technology shows promise for restoring joint function.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Garcia, 28, stayed true to his promise to stop Benn inside five rounds as he made a successful first defence of the title with his 26th win from 28 professional contests.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

“Each day the wagon will grow lighter,” I promise.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The BBC asked him how he was able to make promises about the payment of potential future profits of the new enterprise, given he was an employee.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Germany and Italy, two of the three largest countries in the European Union, did not sign the joint declaration and have made no such promises.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Mr. Fielder’s conversations with her and Mr. Evans are so revealing, unflattering and bizarrely enthralling that this film promises to be the talk of the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

AI adoption, and the efficiencies and productivity gains it promises, may provide the U.S. with a plausible path to absorbing higher interest-rate costs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“We’ll find her,” she promises while flipping a silver switch beside the wheel.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

He quickly sold his old home for a profit and promised to stay in touch with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

She also broke down in tears after finishing a song, telling the audience: "I had promised myself not to cry."

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The prize ceremony on Saturday wrapped up 10 days of often dark, disturbing programming that chief organiser Alberto Barbera had promised would echo the war-torn and anxiety-filled state of the world.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

The following year, the U.S. government promised the tribes reservations but failed to create them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

I’ve promised myself that I’m going to fill up this sketchbook, continue to build my portfolio, keep working to improve my craft.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The Guardian headlines on the reaction from UK ministers promising "sweeping changes to the NHS" after the "devastating" review into the Letby murders.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Companies in search of new sources of profit jump into promising emerging businesses, using inexpensive state-backed financing to scale up—and sometimes play fast-and-loose with intellectual property regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

As promising as these studies appear, they were all conducted in a similar manner — by examining older medical records.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Even with those limitations, the authors concluded that physical therapies appear promising for KOA and could provide useful alternatives to anti-inflammatory medications.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Rajesh had once been the most promising of the brothers—the nimblest, the supplest, the most charismatic, the most energetic, the most beloved and idolized by my father and his family.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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