pledge
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Green Dot founder Steve Barr had stipulated that his group’s schools would be union represented — but that pledge satisfied only a small number of opponents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Princeton University’s endowment manager, Princo, reversed its voluntary pledge to divest from publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Romania has called for Nato to move faster with a pledge to transfer more military equipment to this stretch of its eastern edge.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Instead, the no-audits pledge followed a roundabout path.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
I beg permission to have a few witnesses examined concerning my character, and if their testimony shall not overweigh my supposed guilt, I must be condemned, although I would pledge my salvation on my innocence.”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Vocabulary lists containing pledge
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
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