pledge
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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
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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
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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
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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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