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promise

[prom-is] / ˈprɒm ɪs /






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But if the promise of AI fails to justify the massive investment, “we will be having a different conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

It isn’t hard to understand why this promise of control is so appealing.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

That promise is on unusually vivid display in “Cookie Queens,” Alysa Nahmias’ new documentary about four Girl Scouts attempting to become top cookie sellers during the organization’s brief annual sales season.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

I promise you that he is going to have a great life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

It was a promise that things were looking brighter.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

He is a hype artist who never delivers what he promises and damages everything he touches.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Burnham said that while he could not make promises, he would be "open to the conversation", and that with "wider policing reform" going on it was a "good time to look at those issues".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Reform in Wakefield have yet to set out their first budget and Johnson says he wants to make no promises, adding he needs to make sure "services are not cut" first.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

He’s streamlined the drama to an hour and 40 minutes and cut and combined some characters, though he promises that audiences will be encountering “the whole play.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Children are dragged away with promises that they may return the next evening, though the circus will not be there the next evening and later those children will feel slighted and betrayed.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

With redshirts no longer a concern, Riley had promised to acclimate as many young players as possible.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Sadhguru's "sacred walks", organised by his Isha Foundation, promised a journey to a place "of divine connection, where the veil between the physical and spiritual is thin".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

For years, we’ve been promised proactive AI that eases our burdens, rather than reactive AI that just waits for our prompts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said a "reconciliation commission" would be set up while Danish PM Mette Frederiksen promised the governments would work together.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“I’m off to work on a film for a couple of weeks, but when I get back, I’ll dip in,” she promised.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Greg Desrosiers Jr. and Amar Johnson also didn’t make the roster despite promising showings during the preseason.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Despite the promising results, the researchers stress that omega-3 and aspirin should not yet be viewed as a routine replacement for antibiotics in severe periodontitis.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

In their rebuild following the retirement of Ben Stokes, England have stumbled upon a promising four-pronged pace attack.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The deal would give the U.S. a foothold in at least 17 of Venezuela’s most promising oil-and-gas fields, housing some 90 billion barrels of proven reserves, almost twice that of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The light was warm, promising more temperate weather in the near future, but even the sight of robins scrabbling for worms couldn’t brighten Ophie’s mood.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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