vow
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Goldenvoice and the city vow to get it right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Thailand, Buddhist monks take a vow of celibacy and also renounce material possessions.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Though Derek makes his living as a private investigator, he’s still loyal to the policeman’s vow to protect and to serve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh hasn’t been getting much help from the dollar since his vow in June to get inflation back down to the U.S. central bank’s 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
And he feared to make a vow before Heaven until he had the strength to keep it.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
He also vows more accountability when it comes to ensuring that all payments overseen by the controller’s office are cross-referenced to ensure that the work was performed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Deforestation dropped sharply during Lula's administration, and he vows to end it by 2030.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Puth also parted ways with his Trousdale Estates property in 2024—the same year he and Sansone exchanged vows in Montecito.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The couple exchanged vows on Friday, May 22, on a private island in the Bahamas.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Papa got a visa by taking vows in a false marriage with a widow who was leaving Haiti to come to the United States.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
Roy has vowed to take a leading role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It vowed to take "corresponding measures" for what it said was a violation of a decades-old armistice.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
At a February congress meeting outlining the military’s new five-year objectives, Kim vowed to create new AI-enabled unmanned attack systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, vowed to sacrifice his life for the Smithsonian.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Never again would she cry over Salvador, she vowed bitterly.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
After he was formally announced, Kijanangoma promised that the palace would be open to the people, while vowing to focus on unity and development.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The sudden loss has ripped at the heart of Santa Clarita, with officials already vowing to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they’ve asked,” Carney told reporters Saturday, vowing to retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on U.S. goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He and I reunited in a displaced-persons camp, brothers now, family now, vowing never to part.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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