pledged

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Corridor care is when patients spend more than 45 minutes waiting for an appropriate place for their care and ministers have pledged to eradicate the practice by 2029.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The University of Cambridge, which pledged to divest from fossil fuels in 2020, is now reportedly pulling investment dollars out of banks that finance the fossil fuel industry, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Steyer adds that he and his wife have pledged to give away most of their wealth before they die.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The U.S. has pledged to help build up Lebanon’s army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

We made a pledge to each other then—we are still pledged.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman