as in committing
to obligate by prior agreement
I've mortgaged all my free time this week to the hospice and won't be able to come to the party
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Recent Examples of mortgaging
Second and third mortgaging the house.
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David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
David K. Li, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
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If you are detained, ask the officer what crime you are suspected of committing, and remind the officer that taking photographs is your right under the First Amendment and does not constitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
14 Feb. 2026
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As of early February, the probability of the pair committing to wed by then was 27%.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Watson, the once-prominent Denver developer behind Northstar Commercial Partners, and his firm were found by nine jurors to have defrauded investors in 11 real estate projects in Colorado and beyond by pledging to invest 5% of their own equity and then not doing so.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Orbán’s main challenger in the April 12 vote, Péter Magyar of the center-right Tisza party, launched his campaign to unseat his former ally on Sunday, pledging to fight corruption and restore Hungary’s alignment toward Western Europe.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Mortgaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortgaging. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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