1
as in withdrawing
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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2
as in retracting
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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In December 2023, Congress passed a National Defense Authorization Act that aimed to block any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO without approval from the Senate or an act of Congress.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Diddy is expected to return to court on March 17 and will spend the holiday season behind bars after withdrawing his appeal for bail.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Stern, who played bumbling burglar Marv in Home Alone, recently reflected on filming the holiday classic, even recalling when Joe Pesci accidentally bit young Macaulay Culkin's finger while shooting one of the movie's intimidation scenes.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Infini-attention handles recent tokens like a normal transformer, remembering them and recalling them using an attention mechanism.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Dec. 2024
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After first denying the nonprofit’s request for more time, the state agency in January extended the timeline to allow for construction to complete in October 2026.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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According to Mike White logic, the greatest sin isn’t being a mess but wasting your energy in denying rather than dealing.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the hours following the attack, the was some initial confusion about whether law enforcement was investigating it as a terrorist incident, as the New Orleans mayor and an FBI special agent gave contradicting answers.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Check to see if the responses are consistently aligned, covering benefits without contradicting each other.—
Margarita Simonova,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Reneging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reneging. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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