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break a promise en · VERB
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To fail to keep a promise.
Less than two weeks after the lottery draw, her four co-workers filed a lawsuit against Tonda, alleging an oral agreement to share any lottery winnings if one of them won. […] At some point, the group agreed that all major wins would be split equally among them. According to them, Tonda was part of the agreement and broke that promise.
2026 June 30, Nicholas Muhoro, “Tonda Dickerson’s $10 Million Waffle House Tip Became One of the Strangest Lottery Nightmares Ever”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2026:Ryde Pier will remain closed to trains until July 10, Network Rail and South Western Railway have admitted. This means they will break a promise to have the pier reopened and trains running in time for the Isle of Wight Festival from June 15-18, one of the largest events in the island's tourism calendar.
2023 June 14, “Network News: NR and SWR apologise as Ryde Pier reopening misses festival deadline”, in RAIL, number 985, page 11:
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