pledged

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Fifa has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, and to reach net-zero by 2040.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kenya's health minister has insisted the facility will be for Kenyans as well as Americans, and Washington has pledged $13.5 million to Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Officials also pledged to investigate illegal foreign-exchange transactions by exporters and importers through lead-and-lag practices—such as accelerating import payments or excessively delaying export receipts—activities the government has vowed to crack down on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Platner, in damage-control mode, acknowledged that he was occasionally a lousy boyfriend but denied any sort of physical abuse, swore that he has cleaned up his act, and pledged that no more skeletons will emerge.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“No! We were pledged to Scythe Faraday and no one else! He died to free us, so we should be freed!”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman