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It was the first of four new jails due to be opened under a government pledge to create 14,000 places by 2031.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

This is particularly true for the overnight repurchase, or repo, market, where borrowers pledge bonds for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Andrés E. Chait to pledge a turmoil-free opening of school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The paper quotes the new energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, who said that the government "would not stick rigidly to the pledge made by her predecessor".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

To apply, or pledge, I was required to learn the chapter’s history and what I could do to help in the community.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Efforts to fulfill some of his marquee campaign pledges have stumbled, including the messy launch of the pied-à-terre tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Officials have since promised stricter gun laws, but previous pledges have failed to prevent repeated shootings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

When Kennedy ended up violating those pledges, Cassidy disagreed with him from the sidelines but could do little else.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Founders appear at centenary celebrations and sign pledges to “common prosperity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

After every pledge night that I missed, I would hear all the horror stories from the pledges.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Macron had in July thanked members of parliament for backing the legislation and pledged to enforce it by September.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

So far, more than 50 companies have pledged to give money to the accounts of their workers’ children, according to the Treasury Department.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The government has also pledged an additional £340m to end rough sleeping.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Schwartz only won Senate confirmation on Wednesday, after a hearing in which she pledged to “never betray the science” on which CDC policies are based.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Since he pledged himself to art, Vincent has gone back and forth between drawing and painting, learning about one from the other.

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

The government is also pledging to set up another 59 dedicated mental health A&Es, on top of the 23 which are already operational.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Despite the setbacks, Modi dominates national politics, and his government has sought to get ahead of the crisis, pledging legal reforms and swift punishment for those involved in exam paper leaks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Xi made his first-ever personal appearance at China’s flagship AI conference last week in Shanghai, pledging 5,000 free AI training slots to developing countries and launching a new “World AI Cooperation Organization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Official data from the first quarter of 2026 shows that deforestation is at its lowest-ever rate this decade, with Lula pledging to eradicate the practice by 2030.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Charlie O’Brien stares at me for a very long time, his hand spread on his chest as though he were pledging an oath.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen