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pledge

[plej] / plɛdʒ /




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His pledge to strengthen the work of the Commonwealth as an organisation will be welcomed by King Charles, who views the collection of 56 countries as a powerful vehicle for change.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The UN biodiversity summit enters a final day Friday with nations still far from reaching a deal to revive a faltering pledge to stop destroying nature.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Consecutive quarters of strong earnings have prompted SK Hynix to pledge to return more than 50% of its cumulative free cash flow to shareholders over the three years through 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Abdullah cited GSK’s decision to move some drug candidates straight from early-stage to late-stage studies, and to run several pivotal trials for the same medicine simultaneously as practical applications of that pledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“This pledge does represent a sacrifice. I am already committed to a fifty-dollar Liberty Bond.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Through nonpartisan groups, parents are training to be poll monitors, law students are staffing legal hotlines, veterans are holding voting events and business owners are signing pledges to back local election officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

One of the summit's major outcomes is the "global review": a set of concrete recommendations for turning lagging pledges into action and speeding up progress to the 2030 deadline.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In which case, they are not pledges, they are mere statements of intent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Plus: Persian Gulf oil exports exceed prewar levels, and Trump pledges an $8 billion bailout for farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Luckily, I never had to do what my fellow pledges did.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

With London under pressure to formally apologise for its pivotal part in the trade and compensate Caribbean nations, he pledged to have "difficult conversations to safeguard the Commonwealth for the future".

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Burnham has pledged a rewiring of the British state.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Audi cut its full-year guidance and pledged to intensify efficiency measures as market conditions worsen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Agencies have pledged $2.9 billion under the program, and much of the funds will go toward restoring aquatic habitat for fish, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Indeed, and at this moment I have pledged it shall be my last.”

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

"Around the world, organizations are looking for technology that they can trust and control, and that reflects their values," he added, pledging that Cohere would be rooted "in Canada always."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Panicked, one scammer drafted a formal letter, denying any knowledge of illegal activity and pledging to help the investigator any way he could.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Balshaw pledging allegiance to his adopted country is understandable given his limited contact with his birthland.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He has sought to appeal to centrist and liberal voters by pledging to "protect judicial independence, the rule of law, minority rights and a free press".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Men were tied up all over the squadron signing, pledging and singing, and the missions took hours longer to get under way.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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