promise
Example Sentences
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Shell has long maintained that he never made such a promise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The billions of dollars in extra cash are going initially into FIFA's reserves, with that promise to distribute its funds to the global football family.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The promise is that the drugs could provide a new option for patients whose disease progresses after treatment with older drugs targeting the same mutations, and with more tolerable side effects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
While SpaceX's debut has generated great buzz, there are also questions about whether Musk's promise of putting data centers in space and sending rockets to Mars will actually materialize and deliver profit.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I’d never imagined she would make such a foolish promise.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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