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To reach a compromise with member states, parliament is under pressure to renege on several amendments it added to the text in March which the Americans consider unacceptable.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

“If they renege on their promises,” he added, “they will face dire consequences.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Watson claims the PGA Tour has "made a decision to renege" on what they promised to those who stayed loyal.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

But the optimism deflated significantly in recent weeks, as questions arose about whether Oracle’s customers could renege on these contracts and leave it holding the bag for billions in underutilized infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

As he walked, he decided without much consideration that he would renege on his commitment to let himself forget that this would be his last back-to-school dinner.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Australia will now be known as "a place that reneges on a global sports contract", leaving its reputation "in tatters" he added.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023

However, if a company that signed on reneges on its vow, it would face grave consequences in the court of public opinion, said Cueni.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022

He also agrees to things and then reneges, and when confronted about it, he spins stories.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2021

Jamie reneges on his promise to Claire and ends up embroiled in a duel with Captain Randall.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2016

The rule book does not differentiate between deliberate and accidental reneges.

From Competition by James Causey

However, SpaceX’s capacity to fund that capital spending largely relies on compute deals with firms like Anthropic and Google that can be reneged on with a few months’ notice, according to regulatory filings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Soilbuild claims that Brookfield reneged, alleging that the asset manager called off the proposed joint venture two days before Mapletree announced it was selling the properties to Brookfield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker's original non-profit mission.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Only 54 of those units were completed by the deadline, leading to the new lawsuit alleging that the VA had reneged on its promise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Because now that the aunt was gone, Ellen had reneged from that triumvirate of which Miss Rosa tried without realising it to make two.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Then again, any promise made by the U.S. or Venezuela is “subject to reneging by subsequent administrations.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

The piece reported that the Hermès heir was being sued in Washington, D.C., for allegedly reneging on the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom also spoke out against the president for reneging on a promise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

But critics accuse China of reneging on the deal it struck in 1997.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

What’s to keep the rebels from reneging on the deal?

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins