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as in bargaining
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 vowing
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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Both labor groups, plus the police and fire unions, are currently bargaining with city leaders over new multi-year contracts.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Monday has thus become a two-track day — bargaining under intense pressure as parents and workers girded for a walkout.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Democratic leaders are vowing to force votes to curb the president's war powers, stressing that a two-week ceasefire is not sufficient.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Young gets deal Hours after releasing Terry Rozier, the Heat filled that roster spot by agreeing to a deal with Jahmir Young, who was promoted from his two-way contract.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hamby filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Aces in August 2024, with both parties agreeing to dismiss the suit in December with prejudice.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Artificial intelligence has quickly become the defining technology of the moment—promising breakthroughs from curing diseases to making space travel more routine, while also raising fears of widespread job disruption.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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So, that development was promising.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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If Rob Manfred were to wake up tomorrow morning and decide to do away with the seventh-inning stretch, untold amounts of swearing and freaking out would ensue, even though the origins of the practice are murky and the exercise itself is largely an empty signifier.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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That norm changed somewhat during Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal, when transcripts of White House recordings revealed his penchant for swearing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Rams were the first contributors to the program, pledging $5 million to the campaign.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Magyar campaigned on a clean break from the existing order — a message Democrats in the United States might learn from — pledging to prosecute those who’ve enriched themselves at public expense.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Covenanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanting. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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