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The caller might promise a cheap loan or help with overdue payments, the FCC says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

The pledge, read off a large sign, reminds partygoers that consent can be revoked at any time, and includes a promise to hold others accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

All because she wanted to keep doing her best to keep her promise.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, sitting next to soon-to-be free agent Tarik Skubal at their lockers in the aftermath of their team’s elimination from the National League Championship Series elimination, made a promise:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lured by the promise of magic, she stepped through the portal and into the Red Woods.’

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

According to Tesla, customers will have to wait until 2028 to get their cars, and everybody understands that caveat emptor is key when dealing with Musk’s promises.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Pickstock Telford development at Ecclefechan promises about 90 jobs in a rural area as well as help to reduce food miles.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Kotek, a former speaker of the state House — and a highly effective lawmaker in that role — made some very concrete promises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mr. Musk promises that healthy users of Neuralink will process information so quickly that attempting conversation with normal people will feel “like talking to a tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

His empty promises broke the code of the cinco hermanitas.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

The government has pledged to deploy more police ahead of further protests planned for next weekend and promised a tougher crackdown on rioters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I've had the president of Israel call me, and he was very, very sweet. He called the attackers thugs, promised to do everything in his power to have them arrested," Levine told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Israel's foreign ministry condemned the attack on the diplomats and Israeli police promised to open an investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

They have said the games remain on track to turn a profit, with excess funds promised to youth sports programs in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Maggie’s “preacher” promised and promised, never once understanding why the Fox women had grown skeptical.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Food-and-beverage and consumer-products companies have been trying to freshen up or hive off dated brands and scoop up promising upstarts that resonate more with younger consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Someone may distrust the industrial food system while enthusiastically supporting an administration promising to reform it.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

He defeated the more combative congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary, promising a "politics of love."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The BBC revealed the attacks were ordered on behalf of Russia, with an anonymous handler known as EL promising payment to Carpiuc's accomplice, Roman Lavrynovych.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Penelope inhaled deeply; the air smelled like lilacs, and there was a lovely low hum of bees and some very promising distant sounds of birdsong.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood