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The shift to auto enrollment means that broad contributions from wealthy donors—like the $6.25 billion pledge from Michael Dell—would get to more households.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Four days later, Robinson told this pledge he needed another favor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said the first minister had "broken her pledge of office".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In its bid for a second term, RNI has renewed a pledge to create one million job opportunities by 2031.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

We might have borrowed from Biswas, but there was nothing left to pledge; in any event, we would not have been able even to pay the interest he demanded.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The union's general secretary Ian Lawrence questioned government pledges to increase probation staff to deal with the influx of released prisoners, telling the BBC he had "heard it all before".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meta and other tech giants have made similar pledges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But whether these governments follow through on these admittedly vague pledges, and whether that results in material change in the Middle East, is at least partly beside the point.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Her efforts had helped yield $33 million in pledges in just a matter of weeks.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The French government on Thursday pledged to cut spending by about $50 billion next year and bring its deficit down to 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

She also promised to save Trump “a good Iowa pork chop” after the president pledged to take part in a midterm rally in her state.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Gunaydin said it was "clear" Kaya had received insider information and pledged that the party would unveil more names this week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Interest rates for the PBOC’s pledged supplementary lending will be lowered by 0.25 percentage points to 1.5%, in a bid to better support the real economy, said the PBOC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

I pledged my friendship, and in our neighborhood your word is your bond and loyalty is everything.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

The day after that meeting, Robinson completed eight weeks of intense pledging and was initiated into Delta Upsilon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Extreme fraternity and sorority pledging often hinges on a harsh power dynamic: Aspiring members must complete whatever tasks the recruitment leaders assign them—and are punished if they refuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He most often cites Serbia's infrastructure and improved living standards as proof of his success, once pledging to make the country a "land of cranes".

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Both Trump and Xi praised one another, pledging to continue talks to ensure stability between their two nations.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I am supposed to commit to recovery like a nun pledging body and soul in a convent.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson