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vowing

verb

present participle of vow

as in promising

to make a solemn declaration of intent she vowed to love him forever

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Recent Examples of vowing Staging an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in front of the White House last month lost the company $30 million and left UFC president Dana White vowing to never stage something like that again. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 In March, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned on X that oil refiners and corporations engaged in price-fixing would be held accountable, vowing to deploy all lawful measures against unethical business practices. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran's drone strikes Saturday on the island nation of Bahrain, while vowing to stand united against any possible aggression from Tehran in the future. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Multiple opposition groups quickly put out statements vowing to beat the billionaire’s tax after the measure had officially qualified. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 This time, Stelson is outraising Perry and running on an anti-corruption message, vowing to ban congressional stock trading and end unlimited corporate spending in elections. — Julia Terruso, Time, 23 June 2026 Abandoning his plans to take the throne for himself, and vowing his army to serve Rhaenyra, was a good start. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2026 In vowing not to develop nuclear weapons, Iran also agreed to international watchdog monitoring of its programs. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Milei came to office in late 2023 vowing to eliminate Argentina's sky-high price increases and reverse its chronic fiscal deficits. — ABC News, 11 June 2026

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That Santos ranked among some of the best midfielders in the Premier League for line-breaking passes last season is promising.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
After the planning board vote, Miami City Commissioner Damian Pardo held a town hall meeting at which Regalado and other county officials sought to allay those fears, promising to shield the neighborhood and develop traffic-mitigation measures.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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China ratified the protocols in 1987, pledging not to test nuclear weapons within the zone or threaten to use them against signatories with territory in the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Candidate Ryan Meyer has also been a vocal opponent of the tax policies, pledging to reverse them quickly if elected.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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