promise
noun
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one.
are promising
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present progressiveof promise.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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These businesses are promising but not proven, and automakers have a checkered history with diversification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I'd say the early signs are promising for Burnham," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Geological Survey, said the latest Scripps data are promising and the next big question is scalability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
That’s because the bubble’s promoters are promising that they can replace labor, so you can’t disentangle those two.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Beyond the colony proper there are promising vine stocks in the Gordonia division of Bechuanaland and in the Umtata district of Tembuland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
