promise
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Now, with those entry-level jobs disappearing, there’s danger that “the pathways that provide mobility disintegrate and you lose the American promise of opportunity,” Muro said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Only then, the court has explained, “such promise must be fulfilled.”
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Radio 1's Big Weekend doesn't always promise sunshine.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Their Pastef party comfortably won the 2024 elections on a promise of a profound political shake-up, vowing to fight corruption and inheriting an economy mired in debt.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
But a few days after making that promise, Danny was placed in the care of a family called the Finnegans while Pili stayed at the group home.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing promise
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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