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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

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

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

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

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

None of that happens if Lesch’s shoulder had held on or if the Dodgers had reneged on their deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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

Cipriani said Shell reneged on a purported promise to make “Star Serenade,” an English-language version of a Spanish-language music reality series Cipriani and his wife created that airs on the Roku Channel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Because now that the aunt was gone, Ellen had reneged from that triumvirate of which Miss Rosa tried without realising it to make two.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

But there was one final twist at 23:00 BST as the window closed, with the Ligue 1 side reneging on the written agreement after renegotiating a deal to sell USA striker Folarin Balogun to Everton.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Russian state’s peace dividend included reneging on its contracts with Immanuel’s firm and he returned to Sweden a few years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

But in August, a documentary filmmaker, primary care physician and wildlife ecologist sued the government over that plan, claiming it was reneging on its duty to protect the horses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

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

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