renege
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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
Sellers renege when prices rise and the penalty costs less than the profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
To reach a compromise with member states, parliament is under pressure to renege on several amendments it added to the text in March which the Americans consider unacceptable.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
“If they renege on their promises,” he added, “they will face dire consequences.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
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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
Australia will now be known as "a place that reneges on a global sports contract", leaving its reputation "in tatters" he added.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023
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
The countries in transition lack both: liquidity necessary to keep one's monetary word and the legal system to force him to do so if he reneges.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
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
Cipriani also alleged Shell had reneged on a promise to help him develop a show at Paramount as compensation for his occasional work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker's original non-profit mission.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Cipriani sued media executive Jeff Shell for breach of contract and fraud, alleging Shell reneged on a deal and disclosed confidential Paramount information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
What if, after he told her, she reneged on their deal?
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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
Still, unthinkable now is Denmark reneging on its promises, including an independence referendum whenever Greenlanders want one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Then again, any promise made by the U.S. or Venezuela is “subject to reneging by subsequent administrations.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026
A separate group of plaintiffs has sued the government, claiming it’s reneging on its duty to protect the horses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
What’s to keep the rebels from reneging on the deal?
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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