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as in withdraws
to break a promise or agreement
my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning
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as in retracts
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
refused to renege the principles by which she had always lived her life, even if it resulted in losing her business
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No one wins when the West withdraws in this manner.—
Aviva Klompas,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The proposal relies on these forces to handle security as the Israeli military gradually withdraws from Gaza.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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The black softop retracts and returns tightly into place with a lever mechanism on the console.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Stowaways often get crushed when the landing gear retracts, as there’s not much room; in many aircraft, the space is even smaller than the trunk of a car.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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When asked about the international visibility of working with a streamer like Amazon, the actor recalls being surprised by how many people knew her abroad from telenovelas sold to foreign territories.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kerry McGawley, a professor and senior sports physiologist at the performance optimization company Orreco, recalls the pithy mantra recited to her by a professional Swedish cross-country skier more than a decade ago.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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She’s also supported revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, particularly Article 9, which renounces war and bans military forces.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Comey, who is expected to plead not guilty to the charges, denies wrongdoing and has argued that he is being targeted for political reasons.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The New York Times, Le Monde and The Guardian reported that the man, Husamettin Dogan, 44, denies having raped Pelicot, despite being convicted of the crime.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe sign Cameron Latu off the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad (Barrows slowly backs out of the room).—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reneges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reneges. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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