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Despite its treatment of loss, it is a rare campus novel that believes in the promise of the liberal-arts college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The promise of receiving the memories within one day is proving attractive to some couples.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Investors should also resist reading it as a promise of 40% lower costs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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

And Jonn had taken both her hands in his and said: "I will, Jiller. By my life, I promise I will bring him home to you."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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

Another scenario assumes AI lives up to its promises but the build-out runs into supply snafus as chip makers and others struggle to keep up with runaway demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She promises it will be beautiful when I get back, and when the winter sun rises, I’m five kilometers down the road from Przemyśl.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Musk has long promised to perfect self-driving technology and make it available in existing Tesla models.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Ministers in England have promised to work closely with the other nations of the UK as well as those injured by the Covid vaccine and their families.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In exchange for recognition of Palestinian statehood last year, Mr. Abbas had promised French President Emmanuel Macron that he would hold elections in 2026 at last.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1937—just four years before Joey’s diagnosis—lepers in the Chinese province of Guangdong were promised an allowance of ten cents.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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 match was summed up by England's 10th try, when a promising Wales attack involved a chipped kick to the corner, but the bounce went kindly for Brown behind her own try line.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Aristide walked away with 67 percent of the vote and wasted no time promising to deal with the vast inequalities of his country.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French