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be reneged
verb
To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
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A month after her diagnosis, I was intending to return home to London, where a host of professional commitments could not (or so it seemed) be reneged upon.
"London have made that pledge - it must not be reneged on".
The lesson: Don't be afraid to negotiate salary out of fear that the job offer will be reneged.
But investors also had faith in the municipal bonds that could be reneged on should California be allowed to fail.
Revelations of sloppy work or promises made in haste only to be reneged upon do immense damage to rebuilding.
The promise of a vote on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, although it could be reneged on, is something Democrats didn't have before.
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Now many people seem to be reneging on the deal.
"We would be reneging on Liberty's mission if we didn't try".
When Vann radioed Faust for an explanation, Faust said that Cao seemed to be reneging on his earlier agreement.
This has now been reneged on.
Well, suddenly all those contracts were reneged upon.
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