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Creditor lobbyists complain that debtors use bankruptcy to renege on their obligations, while consumer groups blame exploitative lending practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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

Watson claims the PGA Tour has "made a decision to renege" on what they promised to those who stayed loyal.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

But regulators say some companies renege on their commitments.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 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

Australia will now be known as "a place that reneges on a global sports contract", leaving its reputation "in tatters" he added.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2023

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

Her story of a woman seeking a new bridegroom after her fiancé reneges is one of several follow-up efforts from rising directors.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2016

The countries in transition lack both: liquidity necessary to keep one's monetary word and the legal system to force him to do so if he reneges.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

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

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

“I mean, that miller’s daughter cheated him. He did all that spinning for her and she said she’d give him her baby and then she reneged on their deal. Maybe she’s the villain here.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

And it would stop Washington later reneging on the promise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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

Then again, any promise made by the U.S. or Venezuela is “subject to reneging by subsequent administrations.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

But another part of my heart can’t forgive them for reneging on their promise.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed