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clause

[klawz] / klɔz /


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The Catalan club have a deadline of 15 June - two days before England's World Cup opener against Croatia - to activate a clause to trigger a £26m deal.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Indeed, there are notable advantages in invoking the clause as a reaction to Callais.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Luckily for Germany, it will escape public rebuke because of a clause allowing for exemptions related to defence spending, which the country has ramped up in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

He waived a no-trade clause to make it happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

There is nothing wrong with using which to introduce a restrictive relative clause, as in The pair of shoes which cost five thousand dollars was hideous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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