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as in to commit
to obligate by prior agreement
I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night
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as in to pawn
to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan
pledged their house against the loan
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as in to vow
to make a solemn declaration of intent
I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization
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as in guarantee
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back
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as in promise
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something
made a pledge to quit smoking
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Recent Examples of pledge
Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Badawi was a freshman at the University of Alabama and had pledged to join the Sigma Chi fraternity, according to The Birmingham News.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The MusiCares and the Recording Academy Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort will help music professionals impacted by the crisis, with a combined pledge of $1 million to kick off the efforts.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Saints pledged to donate $1 million to relief efforts for the victims of the terror attack in the French Quarter, where 14 people were killed and dozens more were injured.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Badawi was a freshman at the University of Alabama and had pledged to join the Sigma Chi fraternity, according to The Birmingham News.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The commitment follows fellow financial giant JPMorgan Chase’s $2 million pledge on Jan. 10 to unspecified philanthropic organizations helping out with wildfire recovery in Southern California.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
The MusiCares and the Recording Academy Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort will help music professionals impacted by the crisis, with a combined pledge of $1 million to kick off the efforts.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
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As a coach, David is committed to helping artists navigate their careers.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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If working with a credit repair company isn't of interest, connecting with a reliable counselor from the could be an alternative way to begin the journey of repairing your credit. fairness meter fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Ashley Parks, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The family found the jewelry at a local pawn shop, where an employee of Maple Ridge Memory Care in Essex Junction had pawned it off, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Here, Morgan Murphy simply ignores the talk-show question she’s asked and chooses instead to try to pawn a used desk of hers off on someone in the audience.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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For example, Trump vowed during the presidential campaign to deny Newsom federal money to fight wildfires unless the governor diverted more water to farms.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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For this year, authorities have vowed to make boosting consumption a top priority and to revive credit demand with lower corporate financing and household borrowing costs.Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas is no guarantee of peace.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Democrats are eager to draw attention to climate change, while also extracting guarantees about President Biden's clean energy tax credits.Hans Nichols, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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The latest: Trump's promises or pardons have influenced some cases, as defendants have cited Trump's words in seeking to delay proceedings until after the president-elect is inaugurated, Axios' Avery Lotz writes.Lucille Sherman, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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That’s likely to include orders on immigration that speak to border security and Trump’s promise to begin deportations, Rockman said.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Any residents who’ve missed the Jan. 10 deadline will need to cut up their tree and deposit them in the yard trimmings bin.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The bill had been deposited by the owner of a gas station, who’d received it as payment and noted the license plate number of the customer.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Spring 2023: The makings of a partnership A seismic shift came when Johnson, buoyed by more than $2 million in support from the CTU, was sworn into office in spring 2023.Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some TikTokers swear by a hangover remedy called DHM (dihydromyricetin), a flavonoid found in several plants native to Asia.John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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More than 400 Israeli soldiers and security personnel have been killed during the fighting inside Gaza, nine of whom were killed in the past week, the IDF said.David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Pledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledge. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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