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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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However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2026
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Florida’s education commissioner also promised to investigate teachers over objectionable comments about Kirk.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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In response, the Department of Children and Families promised a series of changes to facility operations, including reducing the number of teens in each home from six to five, adding staff members and creating two new Intensive Transitional Treatment Centers for youth with higher needs.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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The controversial 65-game rule was collectively bargained in 2023 with the league pushing back on load management for star players.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Steve Davidson, the president of the district’s teachers union, said any such use would need to be bargained with the union.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
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Orbán acknowledged the election defeat was painful – but vowed to keep fighting, a promise that was welcomed with more cheers and applause.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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Frank often mocked Gus’s improbable revelations, as when Gus swore a saint had appeared to him through his bedroom curtains one night.—
David Mcgrath,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic swore never to stand between military officials and B2B SaaS influencer slop.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Nippon Steel has pledged to upgrade facilities in the Monongahela River Valley.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Election victor Péter Magyar, a former Orbán loyalist who campaigned against corruption and on everyday issues like health care and public transport, has pledged to rebuild Hungary’s relationships with the European Union and NATO — ties that frayed under Orbán.—
Justin Spike,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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