1
as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself
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as in promised
to make a solemn declaration of intent
the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate
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Dylan Buell / Getty Images The Sacramento Kings and fourth-year forward Keegan Murray have agreed to a five-year, $140 million extension, a league source told The Athletic.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
In a step toward easing that friction, however, NBCU and Apple have agreed to place select programming on the partner service’s app.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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The university that once promised to buoy scientific aspirations now feels like a deadweight.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Those rules are currently exempt from antitrust scrutiny, because they have been collectively bargained and are thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Scott, who has vowed to donate most of her fortune in life, has reportedly donated over $19 billion dollars since her 2019 divorce from Bezos.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
15 Oct. 2025
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Wood and Platner have vowed to stay in.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Again After the accident, Barker swore off flying for good.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hunted by his former boss, Brooks (Perlman) — a ruthless crime lord who knows every secret Don swore to bury — Don must fight for redemption, protect the boy, and face the sins of the woman who pulled him back in… one bullet at a time.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Columbia University agreed to pay $221 million, and Brown University committed $50 million in July, while at least nine major law firms have pledged between $40 million and $125 million each in pro bono services, according to a July news release from the White House.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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In his address to parliament, Lecornu pledged to suspend French President Emmanuel Macron’s signature pension reform.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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