promise
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They compared imported varieties for such traits as maturity, yield, plant form and suitability for seed or hay, selecting strains that showed promise for cultivation in the United States.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was back for the first time in years, he said, brought back by the promise of what the Bruins could do in their Chesney era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I made a promise," she told the Paris audience of about 30,000 people in her emotional return.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Obesity drugs like Wegovy have emerged as cardiovascular successes, while treatments for rare genetic heart conditions continue to show promise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
‘Look, if I tell you something, you must promise not to say a word, okay? I’ve been sworn to secrecy, but it’s killing me!’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Some self-care advice: Finch, a popular wellness and habit-tracking app, promises to help users achieve their self-care goals with the assistance of a colorful cartoon bird.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Either way, it promises to be box-office stuff.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Next week’s event promises to be flashy — and different from the ones of years past.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
One planned Ram pickup truck promises up to 690 miles of driving, more than twice the typical EV in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In 1933, Germany had forty different political parties, each one making promises as it struggled for power.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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She also broke down in tears after finishing a song, telling the audience: "I had promised myself not to cry."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The prize ceremony on Saturday wrapped up 10 days of often dark, disturbing programming that chief organiser Alberto Barbera had promised would echo the war-torn and anxiety-filled state of the world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The country that had promised to fight for their freedoms swiftly abandoned them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
We doubt this is what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had in mind when he recently promised a “fiscal consolidation” plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I’d promised Bo I would look after him, and I meant it more than I’d ever meant anything in my life.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Piper and Morse then distributed promising varieties to agricultural experiment stations around the country, where researchers determined which ones performed best under local conditions.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Anecdotal evidence gathered by clinicians and fire departments has shown promising signs that it could be used to rid firefighters of some of the cancer-causing chemicals they absorb during fires.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Researchers have identified a promising way to weaken one of pancreatic cancer's key defenses against treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Global pharmaceutical companies are now trawling for promising drugs from labs in biotech centers such as Shanghai and Suzhou.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unexpected wasn’t an inherently bad way to describe kissing, but it didn’t sound promising either.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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