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Promised amenities, including a restaurant bunker, a pool bunker and a horse-stable bunker, have yet to materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“The Promised Land” was released on 1978’s “Darkness On The Edge of Town,” not exactly an album remembered for its radical political leanings.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

Promised by the end of 2025, a consultative panel on social media use promised by von der Leyen is now expected to be set up "early" this year.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Promised a future in furniture and a sponsor for emigration, his family became one of the Jewish households to reach India between January 1938 and February 1939.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

“Well, let’s see. Of all the people who started out of Egypt only two came to the Promised Land. Would you like them for a symbol?”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck