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promise

[prom-is] / ˈprɒm ɪs /






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The U.S. power industry is embarking on an AI-driven expansion of the electric grid, a build-out that promises to be one of the most expensive since World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suspense is useful as prologue, but it amounts to a broken promise if there isn’t a satisfying explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it also promises to reduce the persistent geopolitical risk surrounding Persian Gulf energy flows and bring down the Iran Terror Premium.

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He’s keeping the machinery running to follow through on his promises.

From The Wall Street Journal