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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
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Donovan rebuffed Brennan, and the two pledged to work together.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Geir Moulson,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
But that pledge is not legally binding.
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Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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In exchange for federal and state funding for piping, COID has pledged to send water downstream to farmers outside the district.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Donovan rebuffed Brennan, and the two pledged to work together.
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Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Noun
Merz’s coalition of center-right and center-left parties took office just over a year ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s sluggish economy, Europe’s biggest.
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Geir Moulson,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
But that pledge is not legally binding.
—
Mary Ramsey
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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To address those concerns, Hulls has committed roughly $15 million to establish the Good Luck Fund, which acquires and preserves properties considered important to the community.
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Employers are concerned about spending so much money without knowing employees are committed and able to reap the long-term health benefits, Barner said.
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At one point, the family pawned the title to their car to help keep his dream alive.
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There were 46 items in the safe, some of which Kisakye allegedly pawned and sold to feed a substantial gambling habit.
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Proponents of a tax on California billionaires vowed on Thursday to move forward with their November ballot measure despite mounting opposition from many of the state’s most powerful political forces.
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Multiple opposition groups quickly put out statements vowing to beat the billionaire’s tax after the measure had officially qualified.
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Restore notes prices vary by studio, so that figure is an example, not a guarantee.
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Still, the formula should be viewed as a guide rather than a guarantee.
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Amendment 3 is loaded with misleading and deceptive language, like a scam artist’s promise to triple your money overnight.
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The Braves had lost four of five, a rare mishap in what’s been a season of so much promise.
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According to prosecutors, Eidleh deposited more than $5 million in fraud proceeds, kickbacks and bribes into accounts associated with shell companies in an effort to conceal the source of the money.
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The best answer for the future of Social Security is to establish personal accounts with proper regulations for younger people into which part of their payroll taxes would be deposited.
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Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.
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The trio signed the papers swearing their allegiance to the United States of America, not King George the Third.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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More than $800 billion tracks the index, including the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which is one of the most popular securities traded each day and is seen as a barometer for the artificial intelligence bull market.
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“Pledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pledge. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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