promise

Example Sentences

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Sir Sadiq promised that he and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley would reduce the number of phone thefts, in the same way the Met had reduced homicide rates.

From BBC

Jackson promised to take leave to "revive my spirit and reconnect with my family", but the speed with which he returned to public life damaged his credibility with some clergy across America.

From BBC

"For early diagnosis, this method holds promise for enabling simple blood screenings for lung cancer before a tumor might be visible on a CT scan," said Zhang.

From Science Daily

By analyzing these events, they measured "parity coherence exceeding one millisecond," a duration considered highly promising for future operations involving topological qubits based on Majorana modes.

From Science Daily

From plunging your face into bowls of ice water to rolling frozen tools across your cheeks, social media is full of quick fixes promising to depuff your face in minutes.

From BBC