promise

Claire made Jack a promise while he lay in her arms in hospital - and this week she feels like, more than a decade on, she kept that promise.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, sitting next to soon-to-be free agent Tarik Skubal at their lockers in the aftermath of their team’s elimination from the National League Championship Series elimination, made a promise:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors should also resist reading it as a promise of 40% lower costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Congress approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday abolishing Brazil's six-day working week, a flagship Lula campaign promise that will give employees two paid days off without cutting their wages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I miss seeing your smiling face every day, but I promise we’ll be together soon.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Kotek, a former speaker of the state House — and a highly effective lawmaker in that role — made some very concrete promises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The slicked-curved Roadster—and promises of hitting a 0-to-60 time that then seemed to defy physics—did that and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Endless workout videos making impossible promises filled her feeds.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The event promises glamour -- replete with champagne-quaffing celebrities -- set against the backdrop of Rwanda's verdant hills and rich wildlife, all broadcast to a global audience.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The agricultural depression, taken together with a series of failed reforms and broken political promises, had pyramided to a climax of social tensions.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Earlier in October, the government promised better regulation of the sector.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Israel's foreign ministry condemned the attack on the diplomats and Israeli police promised to open an investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Under a cap, the owners have promised a transition period to account for existing commitments, and an actual negotiated cap could be higher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

John Lilly, a neurophysiologist, promised to give the agency “push-button control over the totality of motivation and consciousness” via electrical means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“My best wife. My best son. A father who lived to feel real freedom. You did this, Pa. Long ago, you set the course for the promised land.”

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

Researchers in Japan have identified a promising possibility in LPC70, a compound derived from soy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Starting from their own 45-yard line, the Chargers began the second half with their most promising drive of the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

The preseason offered some promising moments, other confounding connections between new teammates and a strong foundation for the new-look team hoping to keep growing through an 82-game season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The government has made apparent attempts at concessions, with Education Minister Édouard Geffray promising 3,000 extra supply teachers, during a television interview on 8 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

He was doing nothing more promising than buying common stocks and nothing more complicated than sitting in a room reading financial statements.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis