pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
are pledging
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present progressiveof pledge.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The scarcest resource in the AI arms race is access to computing, which is why OpenAI and others are pledging to spend trillions of dollars in the coming years to make sure the capacity expands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
Parents are pledging to delay giving their children smartphones amid concerns over the impact the devices have on developing brains.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
They are pledging about $2.5 billion to support restoration projects on about 27,000 acres of floodplain habitat and hundreds of acres of aquatic habitat, as well as water purchases, a science program and other efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Both are pledging more austerity and freer markets.
From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2023
Immigrants who take the oath are pledging loyalty to the covenant.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
