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pledge

[plej] / plɛdʒ /




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The five-year pledge will deploy capital through new lending, underwriting and advisory activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Thursday’s pledge made the president’s request more personal.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

It is undoubtedly a highly unorthodox way of launching a major election pledge.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Legal experts, meanwhile, say the pledge — however unusual — is unlikely to run afoul of federal bribery and vote-buying statutes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Engineer Jim Williams, still on the team with John D. “Jaybird” Bird, was already helping to work toward President Kennedy’s pledge of a Moon landing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

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

“These pledges don’t total up to our allotment yet.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

He has pledged more than $40 billion to support his son, Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison’s hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. in a nearly $80 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The FFF has pledged to start consultations with confederations, national associations, players, supporters and governance experts about reforming Fifa.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

On Wednesday, he appeared by video at Trump’s midterm convention and pledged to work with the president to help Pennsylvania.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

If Caesar could make it the thirty miles to Fletcher’s house, the shopkeeper pledged to convey him to the underground railroad.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

But in early 2025, neither country signed a global AI declaration pledging an open, inclusive and sustainable approach to the technology.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

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

The mayor ran on a campaign platform of affordability, pledging to raise taxes to cover services like universal child care, and free and faster buses.

From BBC Aug. 21, 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

Here the only official ritual is pledging allegiance first thing in the morning to the American flag.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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