renege

Sellers renege when prices rise and the penalty costs less than the profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

To reach a compromise with member states, parliament is under pressure to renege on several amendments it added to the text in March which the Americans consider unacceptable.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

“If they renege on their promises,” he added, “they will face dire consequences.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

One said that it was wrong to "renege on promises" by making people who "uprooted their lives to come here" to wait longer for permanent residency.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

The government had already informed the foreign press that I was to be set free tomorrow and felt they could not renege on that statement.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

However, if a company that signed on reneges on its vow, it would face grave consequences in the court of public opinion, said Cueni.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022

He also agrees to things and then reneges, and when confronted about it, he spins stories.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2021

Jamie reneges on his promise to Claire and ends up embroiled in a duel with Captain Randall.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2016

He asked how City Hall can again be relied on to fulfill its commitments if it reneges on this one.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2015

The rule book does not differentiate between deliberate and accidental reneges.

From Competition by James Causey

However, SpaceX’s capacity to fund that capital spending largely relies on compute deals with firms like Anthropic and Google that can be reneged on with a few months’ notice, according to regulatory filings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Moreover, the filing claims that the new entity reneged on a number of promises, including that members would keep their lifetime voting rights as well as their lifetime tickets to the award show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Here it’s especially important for the language to be clear, as Iran has already reneged twice on reopening the Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker's original non-profit mission.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Could the captain have reneged on her promise?

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

You believe she is reneging on her duties to her sibling, and wonder why she doesn’t do more.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Still, unthinkable now is Denmark reneging on its promises, including an independence referendum whenever Greenlanders want one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Prosecutors responded to Puig reneging on the plea agreement by charging him with one count of obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements to federal officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Their union BMA Scotland had accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

What’s to keep the rebels from reneging on the deal?

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins