covenanted

past tense of covenant
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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2
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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  • As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Freixe took the top job and promised to refocus on core businesses, while ruling out major M&A that peer companies have pursued.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 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
  • Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Lugo addressed his rough patch with The Star and vowed to work through his current skid.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The former leader — who faces decades in prison if convicted — has vowed to stand in next year’s presidential election despite a ban against him running, a stance analysts believe will damage the right’s chances of returning to power.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Anto, a Parisian cop of Corsican origin, swore as a child to his brother – killed in a vendetta – to break the cycle of vengeance that has plagued their family for generations.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • One text written before 1250 swore by dead vultures being a one-size-fits-all cure for a myriad of health issues.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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  • Venezuela's top brass pledged allegiance to Maduro, but there is likely to be burgeoning concern in the military ranks about the impact of Western sanctions and embargos, weapons pipelines and maintenance issues, Solar said.
    Ellie Cook John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In an apparent show of confidence in the world’s largest offshore wind developer, Norwegian oil giant Equinor pledged almost $1 billion of fresh capital to participate in Orsted’s rights issue.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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