promised

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As of last month, according to Yahoo Sports, more than $125 million worth of NIL compensation that had been promised to athletes had been rejected by the clearinghouse or was still under review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Two years ago, Apple promised an all-new Siri, but didn’t deliver it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

You’ve said the judge has promised to scrutinize this.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Social Security’s trust fund is expected to run out of money in 2032, at which point beneficiaries will receive only 78% of promised benefits, the Social Security and Medicare boards of trustees said on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

We’d promised each other that we’d be together when we opened the emails, but she still won’t talk to me, even though I’ve sent her about forty-seven hundred messages apologizing and trying to explain.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam