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vow

[vou] / vaʊ /




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Though Derek makes his living as a private investigator, he’s still loyal to the policeman’s vow to protect and to serve.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“All current ticket holders for LA Jazz Festival events will be refunded in full within 30 days. We apologize deeply for this situation and vow to make this right over time.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

If Infantino does vow to fight on, Uefa and countries from other confederations must look to find other ways to oust him.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It said Burnham would vow "to continue the unbreakable bond between the two nations", echoing what the new UK leader told Zelensky in a call last Monday within hours of replacing Keir Starmer.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

As she left the Navy precincts for the last time, she had to sign “the pledge that was exacted of all departing”—a lifelong vow of secrecy.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Parton and Dean were rarely seen in public together, and renewed vows in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The couple kept their eyes locked on each other and sealed their vows with a kiss under a grove of eucalyptus trees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Kevin Warsh, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, vows that he’s going to do his darndest to bring inflation back down to the central bank’s official 2% target.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Similarly, the Independent has the headline: "Burnham vows to be 'circuit-breaker' PM as he purges cabinet".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

A dozen vows sear themselves into my mind.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Brodeur, the new president and chief executive, vowed to save Miss USA, the nearly 75-year-old institution once partly owned by President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In March, after the fourth death of a Mexican national at Adelanto , the Mexican government vowed that it would “exhaust every legal and diplomatic avenue to bring attention to conditions” at U.S. detention centers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

This week, he vowed he would run for the presidency at the next election in 2031, expecting to "get 90 percent".

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The government has vowed to recoup the clearance costs for the Kidlington dump in Oxfordshire - and seven other sites - from the criminals responsible.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

He touted their bravery and vowed that if war came, Polish soldiers would not give the Germans who dared to invade so much "as a button from their uniforms."

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

The sudden loss has ripped at the heart of Santa Clarita, with officials already vowing to rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

He skewers Farage, vowing not to take £5 million gifts from crypto billionaires, and spend more time in Clacton than Washington.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The Daily Mirror says Davis is vowing to live "in as fun a way as I possibly can".

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“With the MOF joining forces with the U.S. Treasury and vowing to intervene, even a slightly softer CPI report could bode well for USD/JPY bears,” Simpson adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

He talked about learning of the dangers of distracted driving, vowing to “take this terrible situation and help make the roads a safer place for us and our families.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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