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The lawmakers accused von der Leyen of failing to deliver on a political pledge to make online spaces safer for children.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

On Tuesday, Chancellor John Healey told The Times, external he would "set out a clear path" to meeting that Nato pledge at the next government spending review, expected in the spring of next year.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Nor did it craft a consent decree or enforceable pledge to ensure compliance.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The liquidation trust later argued in court filings that its creditors relied on the emergency pledge to guarantee all Silicon Valley Bank deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Asked by journalists why he didn’t just cut American losses and leave Vietnam, Johnson repeated a pledge he had made many times: “I’m not going to be the first American president to lose a war.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The pledges had to name all of their fraternity brothers; most faltered quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Asked if he wanted the government of new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to increase its current spending pledges, Trump replied: "The UK's got some problems but they'll get solved."

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The prime minister said he would take a "careful approach" to the economy, and defended his previously announced cost of living pledges as funded spending commitments.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Markets saw Mr. Warsh’s pledges as a signal of a willingness to act tough if needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

As the Courters kept their pledges to me, my faith in others expanded.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The U.S. has pledged more than a half-billion dollars to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan to counter the outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

But stocks did get some love as a horde of investors had pledged to buy stocks yesterday to help prop up the market in a show of patriotism, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The two leaders called for action to safeguard independent cinemas and diversity in film and pledged to invest substantially in the audiovisual sector.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

The researchers pledged to return to the subject with more precise numbers, once security officials specify exactly how large the security zones will be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

You pledged yourself to me, Kronos reminded him.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

It acknowledged that data centers employ tens of thousands of union members while pledging to fight to keep AI from degrading job quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Parton continued her support by pledging $1,000 per month for six months to about 900 families who had lost their homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

"We are facing risks that are becoming increasingly complex and potentially large-scale," he said, pledging a national resilience plan to address climate-related threats.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

That won’t chill the opportunism, like a couple of attention-seeking ex-NBA players pledging to try out for the league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Walmart, which was then the nation’s largest grocery retailer, had joined our effort by pledging to cut the amount of sugar, salt, and fat in its food products and to reduce prices on produce.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama