promised
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For example, one website selling peptides promised to provide "the chemical architecture for those seeking absolute biological optimisation".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a phone call cited in the report, Jester promised his mother: “I know what I signed up for. Ain’t nothing to explain and cry about. I’m going to do my time like a man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lane Kiffin, in his first year at LSU after leaving Mississippi, told reporters on Aug. 5 that Pickett had been promised the No. 5 when he signed with the Tigers before last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
All three candidates promised to change, rebuild and unite the party following its worst Holyrood election defeat since devolution.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I will ask Major General Dickson,” the American promised.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
