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troths 1 of 2

noun

plural of troth

as in promises

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property

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Relevance

as in engagements

the act or state of being engaged to be married solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation

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disengagements

troths

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of troth

as in commits

to obligate by prior agreement I troth myself eternally to your service

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reneges

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Noun

Faced with promises of big cash pay-outs, American universities have entered the fray on the wrong side of the argument.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Aware of women’s electoral weight, activists sought to leverage that power to seek guarantees that such promises won't later be shelved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of promises

Noun

Adds exclusive engagements in over 30 markets next week and will continue to expand through October.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Receiving its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, the movie will be receiving roadshow-type engagements around the country with 35mm projection.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of engagements

Verb

If each engineer commits one interview hour daily, 20 engineers means 100 slots a week.

— Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The settlement commits Paramount to a reliable stream of theatrical releases for the next five full calendar years — 30 per year in the next two years, rising to 32 per year after that.

— Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of commits

Verb

So my guess/belief/thought is that the executive trio is hoping for the best this year, but is unwilling to do anything that mortgages future seasons.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.

— Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of mortgages

Noun

But an incentive is not a guardrail, and voluntary output pledges have a spotty track record.

— Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Capital financial services giant project includes a $60 million investment by 2031, and pledges to hire hundreds of workers with minimum average pay of $194,000.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

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