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He went on to renege on that promise and stood in December's election - which he won with a landslide.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

But regulators say some companies renege on their commitments.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 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

She’d thought that, at the last minute, Papa would have second thoughts and renege on the deposit.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

This wish is granted, but Salieri reneges on his end of the deal after losing faith in the Almighty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

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

Her story of a woman seeking a new bridegroom after her fiancé reneges is one of several follow-up efforts from rising directors.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2016

“His captain's heart Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burst The buckles on his breast, reneges all temper.”

From Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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

In February 2024, he sued OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman, saying the firm he helped found had reneged on its non-profit, open source origins by hitching its wagon to Microsoft.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

None of that happens if Lesch’s shoulder had held on or if the Dodgers had reneged on their deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Could the captain have reneged on her promise?

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

But there was one final twist at 23:00 BST as the window closed, with the Ligue 1 side reneging on the written agreement after renegotiating a deal to sell USA striker Folarin Balogun to Everton.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

And it would stop Washington later reneging on the promise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Prosecutors responded to Puig reneging on the plea agreement by charging him with one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins