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He went on to renege on that promise and stood in December's election - which he won with a landslide.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

After a pre-premiere bidding war results in a $75-million sale, “Medellin” debuts to a round of boos, leading shady businessman Yair Marx to renege on the deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Simon unleashed a tirade at Coach executive Todd Kahn during their first meeting in the first decade of the 2000s, after the handbag maker tried to renege on deals to open stores in Simon malls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

She’d thought that, at the last minute, Papa would have second thoughts and renege on the deposit.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

This wish is granted, but Salieri reneges on his end of the deal after losing faith in the Almighty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

If Musk reneges on his pledge, expect to see former workers taking him to court.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

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

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

Ford’s lawyers said the children reneged, proposing new terms that were less valuable and would leave Ford with less stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Soilbuild claims that Brookfield reneged, alleging that the asset manager called off the proposed joint venture two days before Mapletree announced it was selling the properties to Brookfield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

What if, after he told her, she reneged on their deal?

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"For NatWest to impose these changes while reneging on existing agreements shows complete contempt for its workforce."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

Chelsea paid a £5m penalty to United for reneging on an obligation to sign the England attacker.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins