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For example, the lower states pushed unsuccessfully for a federal promise to release more water each year from upstream reservoirs into Lake Mead, which holds water for California and other downstream states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

He built on that early promise last season.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Backing down from his promise made him look foolish, and if he hadn’t, he might have been the one to end up in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Wadephul's promise of continued security and humanitarian cooperation, however, comes as Germany's foreign aid budget has been cut repeatedly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

I took a deep breath and said, “All right, Daisy, I promise that I won’t hurt any of the little things—not ever again.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

There's scant to no clinical evidence supporting such promises, and doctors have voiced concern that endorsing weakly understood if trendy substances could direct patients away from treatments backed by evidence.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

But, when they do, treat their promises with a healthy degree of skepticism.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Milei, who won election in 2023, took office amid promises to tame inflation and institute more market-friendly economic policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord wished Burnham well, but called for action instead of "empty promises".

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

She had learned from Devorah that there was no way to build trust on words and promises alone.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Tatyana Kim, its founder, has promised to help vendors and said Wednesday that the company had begun making payments to smaller vendors whose stock was destroyed in the attack near Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Saree added that the Houthis promised to continue their naval operations and would continue "enforcing the 'siege for a siege' equation".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Musk has promised to transition both companies into dominant forces in an AI arms race in which they are behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Voters ultimately passed Proposition 103, which promised insurance rate roll-backs and created the elected state insurance commissioner role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

"Are you, by chance, that Sancho Panza to whom his master promised an island to govern?"

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Adrian Newey said the new Aston Martin had showed "promising results" in its first on-track session at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

On Monday, Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant wrote an open letter to customers, sharing sympathies with those sickened and promising the company will continue to share what it knows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

They also highlight ACOT1 and unsaturated fatty acid metabolism as promising targets for future drug development.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth," he said in a social media post, promising to set up fast-track courts to punish those involved in question paper leaks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Akira rooted around in Nova’s desk for a pen and paper and quickly scribbled a note to Nova, apologizing for raiding her house and promising to pay her back for everything.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz