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vowed

  • past participle of vow.
  • past tense form of vow.

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Upon returning home, he vowed that he would not "bow his head."

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Nudelman and her colleagues reported the incident to the head of the yeshiva, who vowed to take action.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

He vowed to crack down on "price-gouging", saying regulators have the the power to "clamp down on it if it happens".

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Warsh has vowed the Fed will vanquish inflation and meet its 2% goal, but Wall Street investors have grown more doubtful.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

By dint of entreaties expressed in energetic whispers, I reduced the half-dozen to two: these however, he vowed he would select himself.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë