1
as in agreed
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 promised
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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The band agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit in response to the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Levine Cava eventually agreed to restore the full funding, crediting rosier revenue forecasts as various county departments and independent agencies reported higher-than-expected surplus figures that could be used to pay for the nonprofit grants.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has promised to invest in new air traffic control technology and boost hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration, and Congress approved a new slate of funding for the agency earlier this year.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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It’s been nearly a decade since some 195 global parties promised to try and keep global temperatures below that 2-degree threshold.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s minister of culture has vowed to cut funding for the country’s film academy and its annual awards show after a movie about a Palestinian boy’s dream of seeing the ocean won big.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Beijing has repeatedly vowed to bring the island democracy under its control—by force if necessary.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, since changes in producer prices are an early warning of coming price boosts at the household level, economic policy makers in the administration and at the Fed who swore oaths to do their jobs should miss some sleep.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rodgers swore his 21st NFL opener overall and 18th as a starter was no different than any preceding it.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The move follows rising concerns over children’s exposure to inappropriate or harmful content from chatbots, lawsuits and congressional scrutiny, and comes as firms like OpenAI have pledged new parental controls.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The catch is The Wall Street Journal reported last Wednesday that OpenAI has pledged to pay Oracle $300 billion over roughly five years.—
Dan Runkevicius,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Covenanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenanted. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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